WCW Nitro Grill
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| WCW Nitro Grill | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | May 22, 1999 |
| Closed | September 30, 2000 |
| Previous owner(s) | Sitka Restaurant Group, World Championship Wrestling |
| Food type | Steakhouse |
| Location | Las Vegas, 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]
The former Nitro location in Las Vegas is now currently occupied by Dick's Last Resort, a chain of bars and restaurants in the United States with 12 locations in 7 states.[13]