CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- World Championship Wrestling (WCW) is officially back.

WCW is proud to announce its monumental return to television screens via Pay-Per-View with WCW The Big Bang. The Big Bang will broadcast live on May 27, 2001, at 8:00 PM Eastern / 6:00 PM Pacific.

WCW owner Shane McMahon is proud to usher in a new era of World Championship Wrestling for its global fanbase. McMahon promises a night where WCW will once again cement itself as the true standard-bearer of professional wrestling.

"When I purchased WCW, I promised myself to help bring in a new vision for what professional wrestling can be," McMahon commented. "A place where the best wrestlers and storytellers apply their craft and the fans are entertained by the best product possible, with no BS."

The road to the relaunch begins with a massive event featuring the stars of WCW: WCW World Heavyweight & United States Champion Booker T, Diamond Dallas Page, Buff Bagwell, Lance Storm, Mike Awesome, Kanyon, WCW World Cruiserweight Champion Shane Helms and the WCW World Tag Team Champions, the Natural Born Thrillers of Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire

The venue of this historic event will be revealed in the coming days, with tickets going on sale only on ticketmaster.com!