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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

New Episode Tomorrow! We are finally... FINALLY back on the road to Superbrawl VII. As always, we do it for the Little Guy.

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

The September 1996 and February 1997 issues of WCW Magazine each include new photos of Mongo with GiddyUp Pepe, originally seen on the March 18, 1996 episode of Nitro.

an image from the september 1996 issue of wcw magazine with steve "mongo" mcmichael in a black button-up holding pepe, pepe is wearing a white shirt, blue and white patterned cowboy hat, and his red bandana, both mongo and pepe are growling at the camera, they're very ferocious

an image from the february 1997 issue of wcw magazine with steve "mongo" mcmichael in a black button-up holding pepe, pepe is wearing a white shirt, blue and white patterned cowboy hat, and his red bandana, pepe is turned to mongo and is licking his face

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Bear Down Pepe! The December 1996 issue of WCW Magazine features a rare treat with a two-page spread of Mongo, Debra, and Pepe at the Pro Football Hall of Fame (18 years before his induction) with Pepe in an entirely new outfit featuring a Chicago Bears shirt and hat.

full page one spread from wcw magazine in december 1996, the article titled "steve and debra mcmichael at the pro-football hall of fame" features an interview with them and photos of the mcmichaels alongside pepe in a chicago bears hat and shirt

full page two spread from wcw magazine in december 1996, the article features an interview with them and photos of the mcmichaels alongside pepe in a chicago bears hat and shirt

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

While Pepe isn't featured, the November 1996 issue of WCW Magazine does include this photo of Steve "Mongo" McMichael alongside Debra holding her poodle Ditka.

wcw magazine full page photo of steve "mongo" mcmichael next to debra mcmichael holding her poodle ditka, who is wearing a black studded collar

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

From the October 1996 issue of WCW Magazine, there's an up-close look at an alternate outfit for Sturgis Pepe! The outfit seen on-screen during WCW Hog Wild 1996 has a similar jacket with a miniature Harley-Davidson motorcycle helmet. Sturgis Pepe won Pepe Outfit of the Year in our 1996 Mongos.

an image from the october 1996 issue of wcw magazine featuring a close-up of a shirtless steve "mongo" mcmichael holding pepe wearing a flat biker cap and a leather biker jacket

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

From the May 1996 issue of WCW Magazine, we have a better look at Distinguished Pepe from the January 22, 1996 episode of WCW Monday Nitro.

image from wcw magazine in may 1996 featuring steve "mongo" mcmichael in his tuxedo, and distinguished pepe in a top hat and tuxedo bib and bowtie, with a caption from bobby "the brain" heenan that says "pepe is the real talent"

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Thanks to high quality scans of WCW Magazine from @wcwworldwide.com's Patreon, there are many higher quality photos of Pepe! Devil Pepe from the inaugural Nitro is featured in the December 1995 issue of WCW Magazine, with an additional caption from Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

screenshot from an issue of wcw magazine featuring a photo of steve "mongo" mcmichael holding pepe in a devil outfit, seated next to eric bischoff and bobby "the brain" heenan, this is from a section titled "brain reaction" and features a caption of "McNuggets has to go" from heenan

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

WCW Clash of the Champions 33 - 8/15/96: Horsemen Pepe

steve "mongo" mcmichael in a 4 horsemen shirt and black jeans walking up the ramp at wcw clash of the champions, to the right of him debra mcmichael is wearing a black outfit and carrying pepe who is briefly glimpsed wearing his classic red bandana, while it was already true, this further confirms pepe is a member of the 4 horsemen

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

WCW Hog Wild - 8/10/96: Sturgis Pepe (Winner of Pepe Outfit of the Year in the 1996 Mongos)

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Nitro #44 - 7/15/96: Disney Vacation Pepe

steve "mongo" mcmichael on the stage at wcw monday nitro wearing a 4 horsemen shirt and holding his haliburton briefcase under one arm while also making a 4 horsemen hand gesture while showing off his super bowl ring to the camera, pepe is wearing a straw hat and colorful outfit like he's on vacation because these episodes were at disney world, to the right is mean gene okerlund with a microphone held up to debra mcmichael, who is wearing a gorgeous red evening gown, sparkly earrings, and long white gloves that go up to her elbow

steve "mongo" mcmichael on the stage at wcw monday nitro wearing a 4 horsemen shirt and holding his haliburton briefcase under one arm, pepe is held by his other arm and is wearing a straw hat and colorful outfit like he's on vacation because these episodes were at disney world, to the right is mean gene okerlund with a microphone held up to debra mcmichael, who is wearing a gorgeous red evening gown, sparkly earrings, and long white gloves that go up to her elbow

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

WCW Great American Bash - 6/16/96: Legend of the Gridiron Pepe

debra mcmichael walking out on the ramp at wcw great american bash holding pepe, pepe's outfit is difficult to see but he's wearing a blue chicago bears themed coat and hat, debra is in black shorts and a blue chicago bears letterman jacket with white sleeves, to her side is tara greene (wife of kevin greene) wearing black shorts and a black carolina panthers letterman jacket with dark gray sleeves

debra mcmichael walking on the ramp at wcw great american bash holding pepe up to the crowd like she's presenting a trophy or simba in the lion king, pepe's outfit is difficult to see but he's wearing a blue chicago bears themed coat and hat, debra is in black shorts and a blue chicago bears letterman jacket with white sleeves, to her side is tara greene (wife of kevin greene) wearing black shorts and a black carolina panthers letterman jacket with dark gray sleeves, and tara is holding her fist up into the air

debra mcmichael walking down the ramp at wcw great american bash holding pepe, pepe's outfit is difficult to see but he's wearing a blue chicago bears themed coat and hat, debra is in black shorts and a blue chicago bears letterman jacket with white sleeves, to her side is tara greene (wife of kevin greene) wearing black shorts and a black carolina panthers letterman jacket with dark gray sleeves, and tara is holding her fist up into the air

a close-up of debra mcmichael at the end of the ramp at wcw great american bash holding up pepe closer to the camera, pepe's outfit is difficult to see but he's wearing a blue chicago bears themed coat and hat, debra is in black shorts and a blue chicago bears letterman jacket with white sleeves, to her side is tara greene (wife of kevin greene) wearing black shorts and a black carolina panthers letterman jacket with dark gray sleeves, and tara is holding her fist up into the air, in the background behind them you can see kevin greene and steve "mongo" mcmichael emerging onto the stage about to head down the ramp

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Nitro #35 - 5/13/96: Heartbreak Hotel Pepe This turned out to be the final WCW Monday Nitro with Steve "Mongo" McMichael on commentary alongside Pepe, as Mongo then made the transition to being an in-ring competitor.

the wcw monday nitro commentary desk, eric bischoff and bobby "the brain" heenan are looking over at mongo who is wearing a western style denim shirt with white/black/brown shoulder fabric highlights, mongo is holding pepe who has a black patterned outfit on, vibrant black sunglasses, and a truly absurd black haired wig that looks like someone emptied an entire can of hairspray on it

a close-up of mongo holding pepe who has a black patterned outfit on, vibrant black sunglasses, and a truly absurd black haired wig that looks like someone emptied an entire can of hairspray on it

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Nitro #32 - 4/22/96: Cap’n Eyeballs Pepe This is one of the clearest combo outfits, as we have the eyeballs from Eye-Poppin Pepe on Nitro #5 together with the the red/silver cape and raised collar seen on Captain Lovedog from Dogtron aka Captain Fantastic Pepe at Nitro #7.

a close-up of pepe being held by mongo, pepe has glasses with slinky eyeballs dangling and bouncing in front of them and a silver and red collar/coat on

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Nitro #31 - 4/15/96: Orange Camo Pepe Lack of a clear close-up shot makes this one of the hardest outfits to see, but Mongo says Pepe “wore his orange camouflage tonight because them two guys are smokin' guns and he wanted to make sure he didn’t get hit by a stray bullet.”

a cropped close-up of mongo in a black jacket with blue writing and highlights, he's holding pepe who appears to be wearing an orange camouflage coat and a black hat of some kind

mongo in a black jacket with blue writing and highlights, he's holding pepe who appears to be wearing an orange camouflage coat and a black hat of some kind, next to eric bischoff and bobby "the brain" heenan at the wcw monday nitro commentary desk

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Nitro #30 - 4/1/96: Leopard Print Pepe II Second week of a repeat outfit, this was first seen on Nitro #13, again with Mongo wearing the same matching outfit.

mongo holding pepe, pepe is wearing a leopard print cowboy hat and leopard print shirt/jacket, he's distracted and turned away from the camera slightly, just behind him you can see part of mongo, he's wearing a black leather vest with a dark orange tiger print button-up shirt on

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World Championship Rewind @wcrewind.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Nitro #29 - 3/25/96: Cowpoke Pepe II This is the first full repeat outfit, though pieces appear to have been re-used to make different combinations at times before this. Last seen on Nitro #12, and Mongo wore the same matching shirt that time but it wasn’t unbuttoned.