So, what the hell happened, and how did WCW go from preparing for a 'Big Bang' relaunch on pay-per-view in May (6 May, to be exact) to becoming part of McMahon's machine over on the WWF side instead?

A WCW logo that was left unused from their 1999 rebrand ... Jimmy Hart asked Penzer to be part of the WCW Saturday Night ...

even went so far as to secure a venue for 'Big Bang' with The Hard Rock group in Las Vegas. Bedol and Bischoff were also keen to secure a 10-year agreement with Turner that would've kept WCW ...