Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Producing A Docuseries About The Death Of WCW

Several WWE legends competed for World Championship Wrestling before making their names as even bigger stars in Vince McMahon’s company. Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Triple H, and Mick Foley all competed in WCW, but one name who never did was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. His wrestling debut happened in WWE, and it’s the only wrestling company he’s ever worked for. While he had a great run as the Final Boss this year, and also made news as a board member for TKO, Johnson has another role as the co-founder of his own film company, Seven Bucks Productions.

Today, Deadline reported that Johnson and his ex-wife and business partner, Dany Garcia, are executive producing a new docuseries for Vice TV called Who Killed WCW? Vice is already the home of Dark Side of the Ring, but now we’re set to get a behind the scenes look at the dark side of the last days of World Championship Wrestling. Dwayne Johnson told Deadline:

“The iconic rise and fall of WCW is one of professional wrestling’s most captivating stories – full of big dreams, massive successes, painful failures, and the harsh realities of the pro wrestling business. With wrestling viewership and fan engagement at an ultimate high, there has never been a more perfect time to tell top-quality wrestling stories, and there’s no better one to start with than a one-of-a-kind, behind-the-scenes look at this epic saga, known as The Rise and Fall of WCW and personally, the rise of WCW, not the fall, inspired me greatly early in my career where I would eventually become, the Final Boss.”

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When Will ‘Who Killed WCW?’ Air On Vice TV?

This won’t be the first docuseries Dwayne Johnson has produced for Vice. He was also the executive producer for Tales from the Territories. For Who Killed WCW?, Deadline reports:

“Johnson and Garcia will exec produce alongside Hiram Garcia, and Brian Gewirtz for Seven Bucks alongside Vice TV’s Lee Hoffman, Evan Husney, and Jason Eisener. Danny Gabai, Guillermo Garcia, and Paul Taylor executive produce for Vice Studios. The series is produced by Vice Studios Canada in association with Bell Media’s Crave.”

In the mid to late 90s, as WCW poached WWE’s biggest stars and set the wrestling world on fire with the nWo storyline, World Championship Wrestling ruled the Monday Night Wars, with Nitro beating Raw in the ratings for 83 weeks in a row. In the late 90s and going into the 2000s, many factors led to WCW’s end, including WWE’s Attitude Era, the failure at creating new stars, and the leadership of Vince Russo.

Dany Garcia told Deadline:

“Diving into the saga of WCW is not just another project for us; it is an opportunity to highlight our talents as documentary storytellers in a world where we have historical credibility and knowledge: professional wrestling. This project allows us to build a bridge between the passionate global wrestling audience and those curious about an often-misunderstood industry, strengthened by our partnership with a dedicated storyteller in Vice TV.”

Who Killed WCW? is set to premiere on Vice on June 4.