The first episode of the weekly professional wrestling television series WCW Monday Nitro premiered on September 4, 1995. The show aired live on TNT and emanated from inside the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.
The event included four matches that resulted from scripted storylines and the results were predetermined by WCW's writers.
The event aired lived, with David Penzer announcing in the ring, and Steve McMichael, Eric Bischoff and Bobby Heenan commentating during the event.