The Nitro Girls were a dance team in World Championship Wrestling introduced in July 1997. Centered around Kimberly Page, the group generally consisted of a roster of seven members, all of whom had some degree of professional dance experience. Their initial function was to dance and entertain the live crowds during commercial breaks of WCW Monday Nitro as well as engage in promotional work for the company, however, beginning in late 1999, many of the members began to become involved in wrestling storylines and acted as valets and managers to the wrestlers. The group was de facto disbanded by early 2000, with a number of the former members having adopted entirely new personas.
Stacy Keibler earned her way into the group by winning a contest held in late 1999.
As part of the Nitro Girls transforming roles, Sharmell Sullivan transitioned from the character of Nitro Girl Storm to Paisley.
WCW Monday Nitro, also known as WCW Nitro or simply Nitro, was an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and broadcast weekly every Monday night on TNT in the United States from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001.
The nWo (Kevin Nash, Hollywood Hogan and Scott Hall) were major contributors to ratings success
