“Who Killed WCW?” Documentary Creator Addresses The Rock’s Involvement
The Rock in no way worked for WCW, however the writer of a brand new documentary says the People’s Champion changed into closely involved in setting together the four-component documentary series.
Since World Championship Wrestling’s demise in March 2001, many documentaries have explored the end of the organisation. Some of these documentaries have been produced via WWE themselves, which brought about frustrations amongst fanatics who felt that those productions didn’t continually inform the tale in a truthful manner.
Wrestling fanatics will quickly get their danger to enjoy a sparkling perspective with a brand new documentary. WWE legend The Rock and his production company, Seven Bucks Productions, have collaborated with the creators of the popular “Dark Side of the Ring” collection to create a four-element documentary series titled “Who Killed WCW?” The collection will end on Tuesday, June 4th, at 10 pm on VICE.
Evan Husney, who produces the “Dark Side of the Ring” shows alongside Jason Eisener, spoke about the creation of the series and how Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s production company got involved.
“We thought maybe we could do it like, you know, the final years of WCW as a subject, and it started. We just got so excited with this idea that we’re like, wait, maybe this could be its own series for television.”
Husney explained that the collaboration came about naturally after their previous project, “Tales from the Territories,” with Seven Bucks Productions. VICE was eager to continue the partnership.
“So just kind of these two perfect things like, ‘Well, what about this? Would you guys be interested in doing this doc about the last years of WCW?’ Seven Bucks was all on board, VICE was all on board, and then we were off to the races. We only started filming it in December, so it’s a very quick turnaround.”
The Rock’s Enthusiasm for “Who Killed WCW?”
Husney shared The Rock’s excitement about the documentary and his unexpected decision to be interviewed for it.
“It was nothing we really planned on, per se, in terms of having The Rock sit down for an interview. But as we started sending him cuts of the episodes, he was so enthusiastic about them. He loved that first episode, and he’s like, ‘I wanna sit down for this.’ We’re like, ‘Awesome.’ It actually worked out more so in a practical way because most of the people we interviewed for this had lived through the demise of WCW, and that was the whole point.”
The intent was to avoid the WWE framework that often dominates the narrative. Husney emphasized the goal was to provide a different perspective, not to focus on WWE’s role in the Monday Night Wars but rather to highlight the end days of WCW.
“We needed somebody to speak enthusiastically about the good days of WCW, and nobody involved with WCW these days is gonna speak enthusiastically about it. They’re all kind of dejected, you know?”
Husney also noted that The Rock offered a unique viewpoint on the Monday Night Wars from WWE’s side.
“So we needed a hype man. We needed somebody to put all this over and to talk about when it was good, how great it was, and there’s nobody better than The Rock to really do that.”
The Rock also shared his perspective on how WWE was inspired by WCW’s success during the Monday Night Wars.
“He also did touch on what his perspective was from the other side, seeing how when WCW was kicking their ass, like, ‘Whoa, we need to be inspired by this and we need to go more in that direction.’ I think it all worked out.”
In an interesting piece of WCW trivia, some fans may not realize that even though The Rock never worked for WCW, he was actually the second-to-last man to win the WCW World Title.
The last time WWE fans saw The Rock was on Raw after WrestleMania 40 when he told Cody Rhodes he would be coming back for him someday down the road.
H/t Fightful
Madeleine’s Note
The involvement of The Rock in this groundbreaking documentary series adds a layer of depth and authenticity that fans of professional wrestling will find both intriguing and enlightening. The series promises to offer a fresh narrative, free from the biases that have previously colored the history of WCW’s downfall. By including interviews and insights from The Rock, who has seen the wrestling world from the heights of WWE’s dominance, this documentary series is poised to be a compelling watch for both wrestling enthusiasts and casual viewers alike.
