Wrestling Life 016 | Guy Evans

What was behind the meteoric rise of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the mid-1990s? How did the Atlanta-based promotion best the WWF in the television ratings war for 83 consecutive weeks? What led to WCW's shocking buyout by its biggest competitor in 2001 - and how did WWE's lengthy monopoly on the industry impact the world of professional wrestling? Guy Evans is the author of three great wrestling books: NITRO: The Incredible Rise and Inevitable Collapse of Ted Turner's WCW, Grateful with Eric Bischoff, and Sitting Ringside: Volume 1 with David Penzer. He joins Wrestling Life Online's Ben Veal on the #wrestlinglifepod to talk: His journey to writing NITRO with zero industry contacts at the time, and how that helped the creative process The untold stories that existed within Turner, and how telling these helps to contextualise WCW's rapid decline Working with Eric Bischoff on his second autobiography Grateful How professional wrestling is a cyclical business, and learnings that AEW should take away from the WCW story Developing brand new book Sitting Ringside: Volume 1 alongside David Penzer. Subscribe to our channel: www.youtube.com/@wrestlinglifeonline Buy Guy Evans' books: https://guyevansbooks.com/en-gb Prefer to listen to your wrestling conversations? Subscribe to the pod: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2cTdAV4LRqhVyztgTzu6Td?si=7f222b82cff945bc Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wrestling-life-with-ben-veal/id1712714175 Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLFCX7JR?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_1127MNMBJ91EJ9SQQNWZ Support the show with our Fighters First clothing collection: https://fightersfirst.shop/collections/wrestling-life-with-ben-veal Sponsors:Big Blue Cage - 5% of all belts with promo code WRESTLINGLIFE at checkout - https://www.bigbluecage.com Legacy Sports Nutrition - 10% off your order with promo code WRESTLINGLIFE - https://legacysupps.com Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrestlinglifeonline/ X: https://twitter.com/wlifeonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wrestlinglifeonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wrestlinglifeonline Wrestling Life with Ben Veal: Real Talk from Real Talent