WCW Nitro Grill

Restaurant in Las Vegas, United States

WCW Nitro Grill

Restaurant information
Established	May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)
Closed	September 30, 2000 (2000-09-30)
Previous owner(s)	Sitka Restaurant Group, World Championship Wrestling
Food type	Steakhouse
City	Las Vegas
Country	United States
Seating capacity	350

WCW Nitro Grill was an American professional wrestling-themed steakhouse owned by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) that opened on May 22, 1999 at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada.^[1] It was built at a cost of $2 million. Professional wrestlers frequented the restaurant when they were touring in Las Vegas.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] The restaurant hosted weekly watch parties for WCW Monday Nitro and WCW Thunder as well as occasional autograph signings with members of the WCW roster.^[8] It closed on September 30, 2000 just six months before most of WCW's holdings were sold to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2001.^[9]^[10] The dining room was 16,000 square feet and could seat 350 people.^[11] After the Las Vegas location opened, there were tentative plans to open more Nitro Grills across the United States, although none were ever announced.^[12]

References

^ Wilen, John (May 24, 1999). "LV firm loses gaming contract, opens eatery". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "WCW Nitro Grill Advert [1999] - I never was able to..." WCW WorldWide. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ "WCW Wrestling Nitro Grill at The Excalibur Hotel Las Vegas". AccessVegas Blog. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ "WCW Nitro Grill". Piledriver Wrestling/OSW Review. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ "Pro Wrestling FAQ - Wrestleview.com". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ "411MANIA - The 8-Ball 07.05.12: Top 8 Pro Wrestling Restaurants". The 8-Ball 07.05.12: Top 8 Pro Wrestling Restaurants. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ Angie Wagner. "WCW grill bringing head butts and cheeseburgers to Las Vegas". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ "Nitro grill is a big hit!". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 27 July 1999. p. 209. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ "Nitro Grill closes". LasVegasSun.com. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^ "Nitro grill shutting down". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. Associated Press. 29 September 2000. p. 44. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "Nitro Grill now open". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 6 June 1999. p. 196. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ "Nitro". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 25 July 1995. p. 405. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

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History

Georgia Championship Wrestling
Jim Crockett Promotions
1980s boom
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Monday Night War
New World Order
Goldberg win streak
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Championships

World	World Heavyweight (reigns) (1991–2001) International World Heavyweight (reigns) (1993–1994) NWA World Heavyweight (reigns) (1988–1993)
Secondary	United States Heavyweight (reigns) (1991–2001) World Television (reigns) (1991–2000) NWA Western States Heritage (reigns) (1988–1989)
Tag Team	World Tag Team (reigns) (1991–2001) World Six-Man Tag Team (reigns) (1991) United States Tag Team (reigns) (1991–1992) Cruiserweight Tag Team (reigns) (2001) NWA World Tag Team (reigns) (1992–1993) NWA World Six-Man Tag Team (reigns) (1988–1989)
Divisional	Light Heavyweight (reigns) (1991–1992) Cruiserweight (reigns) (1996–2001) Hardcore (reigns) (1999–2001) Women's (reigns) (1996–1998) Women's Cruiserweight (reigns) (1997–1998)
Other accomplishments	Triple Crown WarGames World War 3 Tournaments