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On March 26, 2001 the last WCW Monday Night Nitro aired on TNT from the Boardwalk Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. At the same time, WWF Raw is War aired live on the USA Network from the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. A simulcast was held with WCW Monday Nitro with Vince McMahon announcing that he had bought out the competition. Later in a surprise appearance by Vince's son Shane McMahon on Nitro that night, Shane announced he was the new owner of WCW, beginning the “Invasion” storyli

On March 26, 2001 the last WCW Monday Night Nitro aired on TNT from the Boardwalk Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. Just as it had been on the initial Nitro, the final match of the final Nitro and the final match in WCW as a whole was between long-time WCW rivals “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair and Sting, a match that was more informal than their usual encounters (Sting and Flair were seen smiling and nodding respectfully towards each other throughout the match). Sting won using his finishi

On March 19, 2001 WCW Nitro aired from the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida. Eric Bischoff announced that the next Monday Nitro would be the last one ever, as TNT had canceled the show. Bischoff was not in person but did this by phone over the sound system and announced a night of champions for the final show. On March 23, 2001, WWF owner Vince McMahon would officially purchase WCW. Originally, Bischoff had been planning to purchase WCW with his media company in an attempt to save the or

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