International Object Podcast 94: The WCW
As of July 31, 2013, WCW has been owned longer by Vince McMahon than by Ted Turner. Rich Thomas and K Sawyer Paul take a fresh look back at the organization, how greatness isn’t something one gets to do by corporate mandate, how challenging the final Nitro must have been, and how throwing money at a problem can become a problem itself.
We also begin discussing Total Divas, its possible olive branch to non-fans, and Eva Marie and Jo Jo as ‘audience surrogates’ for new fans, extending an idea that began with Joseph Park .
Show notes:
WCW: Urban Dictionary, 4th entry:
The initials of (and an abbreviation for) American poet William Carlos Williams (b. 1888, d. 1963).
Sometimes used as a short way of referring to him in writing, and a hashtag on twitter. #WCW
Also, apparently, a wrestling media empire.
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