Why did WCW drop their World War 3 ppv in 1999?

[Emperor Smeat]

Was there ever an actual reason why WCW didn't have a WW3 ppv in 1999 or even in 2000?

I understand why a 2001 edition couldn't occur since the WWF bought out WCW that year and the WWF already had the older Rumble as their event.

WCW held the ppv from 1995 till 1998 when Nash won it but they just dropped the ppv a year later. All I could find was they replaced the ppv with the Mayhem series but those were just regular ppvs and not the rumble specialty WW3 was.

[Mr. JL]

I do not know for certain, but my guess is because WCW started to collapse financially in 1999.

They did not have the name power and roster depth that they did in previous years in order to carry on with World War 3 concept.

Even when they did do the 60 Man Battle Royal and had tons of BIG NAME talent along with a strong undercard of mid-carders they still had numerous wrestlers (unknowns, jobbers, 'legends', never was) just filling up spots.

[James Steele]

Hell, didn't WCW even drop the War Games match from the Fall Brawl PPV in 99? I don't know if that was all Russo or what, but they changed a lot of PPV logos and got rid of traditional concepts.

[weather vane]

Why did WCW do 99% of the things it did at the end of their run? Fucking stupid.

[Sting Fan]

I loved WW3 :(

[whiteyford]

Wasnt that around the time they 'rebooted' everything and stripped all the champions to start again? Or what Spilchuk said probably.

[Jordan]

WW3 was a cool concept but usually poorly executed. Also could you imagine paying for a first row ticket, waste of money if you ask me. What with the three rings and all.

[BollywoodSingh]

Ya, the concept is intriguing but a 3-ring, 60-man battle royal is a little too hard to follow. I preferred Battle Bowl. I have always wanted WWE to bring back Battle Bowl. I guess they wouldn't devote a PPV to it because of the Royal Rumble, but I'd like for them to have it on TV.

[Hanso Amore]

I remember WW3 95 when Savage won...the concept blew my fucking mind.

Then the effect wore off the next few years watching random mexican jobbers, and guys like "THE HIGHWAY PATROL" getting thrown out...that number seemed less impressive.

[Autobahn]

Once Nash one, who else could ever top that?

[whiteyford]

Disco Inferno?

[Fox]

Going into WCW's pre-Starrcade PPV of 1999, Russo and Ferrara were in their third month of control of WCW's creative direction. The WCW Title had been stripped from Sting after Halloween Havoc, and they were building toward the finals of a tournament to crown a new champion at what would have been the WW3 PPV, renamed "Mayhem." With focus on the tournament finals, they opted not to hold the annual 60 man battle royal. Some have also said that Vince Russo was not a big supporter of the match, believing it to be a poor man's Royal Rumble.

By the time 2000 came around, WCW didn't have a deep enough talent roster to hold a 60-man battle royal, and simply continued with the Mayhem PPV.

[The Mackem]

They decided to stack them up instead.

[Gertner]

I went to World War 3 in detroit in 1998. Best show I've ever been too, although it was pretty obvious Nash was gonna win it.