From Billionaire Ted's War Room to Missy Hyatt suing WCW, Jesse Ventura suing WWF, Hulk Hogan suing his former restaurant's PR person, to a crazy Royal Rumble and Clash of the Champions, January and February of 1996 saw a lot of crazy stuff and tons of change. WCW had just turned a profit for the first time ever in 1995 and was looking to capitalize. WWF was looking for their next big hit as Diesel and Razor were heading out the door. ECW was finally coming into their own and was about to hit their peak. This is just the start of this multi-part series where we dive into the news, notes, and big events of the year 1996!

(Special thanks to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter & Wikipedia)