WCW Saturday Night
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WCW Saturday Night was a flagship weekly professional wrestling television program that showcased World Championship Wrestling’s top stars and storylines, particularly during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| WCW Saturday Night canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6889098 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: WCW Saturday Night Context triple: [World Championship Wrestling, notableProgram, WCW Saturday Night]
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A.
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro was a flagship professional wrestling television program that aired live on TNT from 1995 to 2001 and served as the centerpiece of World Championship Wrestling’s competition with WWE during the “Monday Night Wars.”
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B.
Starrcade
Starrcade was a flagship professional wrestling pay-per-view event, originally created by Jim Crockett Promotions and later produced by World Championship Wrestling as its premier annual supercard.
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C.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion, now known as TNA Wrestling, recognized as a major alternative to WWE and noted for its X Division and innovative match formats.
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D.
Ultimate Pro Wrestling
Ultimate Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion and training school known for helping launch the careers of future WWE stars such as John Cena.
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E.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was the premier world title of World Championship Wrestling, held by top stars such as Hulk Hogan during the 1990s wrestling boom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: WCW Saturday Night Target entity description: WCW Saturday Night was a flagship weekly professional wrestling television program that showcased World Championship Wrestling’s top stars and storylines, particularly during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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A.
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro was a flagship professional wrestling television program that aired live on TNT from 1995 to 2001 and served as the centerpiece of World Championship Wrestling’s competition with WWE during the “Monday Night Wars.”
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B.
Starrcade
Starrcade was a flagship professional wrestling pay-per-view event, originally created by Jim Crockett Promotions and later produced by World Championship Wrestling as its premier annual supercard.
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C.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion, now known as TNA Wrestling, recognized as a major alternative to WWE and noted for its X Division and innovative match formats.
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D.
Ultimate Pro Wrestling
Ultimate Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion and training school known for helping launch the careers of future WWE stars such as John Cena.
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E.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was the premier world title of World Championship Wrestling, held by top stars such as Hulk Hogan during the 1990s wrestling boom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Championship Wrestling show
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professional wrestling television program ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Mothership (nickname used by Dusty Rhodes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audioFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | Saturday evening ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuredCommentator |
Bobby Heenan
NERFINISHED
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Dusty Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Ventura NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Zbyszko NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Schiavone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredOrganization |
National Wrestling Alliance
NERFINISHED
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World Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredWrestler |
Arn Anderson
NERFINISHED
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Big Show (as The Giant) NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian Pillman NERFINISHED ⓘ Cactus Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ Diamond Dallas Page NERFINISHED ⓘ Dustin Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlem Heat NERFINISHED ⓘ Hollywood Blonds NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny B. Badd NERFINISHED ⓘ Lex Luger NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Steven Regal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ric Flair NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Rude NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ The Four Horsemen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nasty Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Steiner Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Vader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
WCW Monday Nitro
NERFINISHED
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WCW Thunder NERFINISHED ⓘ WCW Worldwide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | studio-based wrestling show with matches and interviews ⓘ |
| genre |
professional wrestling
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sports entertainment ⓘ |
| location |
Atlanta, Georgia
NERFINISHED
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Center Stage Theater, Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | Turner Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra |
early 1990s
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late 1980s ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
featured enhancement talent and squash matches alongside main-event bouts
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primary platform for WCW storylines before Monday Nitro ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | TBS Superstation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | TBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
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surface form:
NTSC
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| precededBy | World Championship Wrestling (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | World Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | World Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDesign | industrial-style entrance with rotating stage in early 1990s ⓘ |
| shortDescription | WCW’s flagship weekly television program before the launch of Monday Nitro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | 120 minutes including commercials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WCW Saturday Night Description of subject: WCW Saturday Night was a flagship weekly professional wrestling television program that showcased World Championship Wrestling’s top stars and storylines, particularly during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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