Reddit mentions of nWo: The Revolution

I don't know how far back you want to go. You mentioned WCW but that would have very little impact on any current storylines. It could be really fun to get a good feel from each era. The Main Event DVD set has a ton of matches and vignettes from the late '80s and early '90s, including Macho Man's official heel turn to set up WrestleMania 5. Similarly, the In Your House DVD set has a ton of matches from that PPV series, which would give you a feel for the mid-'90s. You can also go in-detail with the Montreal Screwjob with Wrestling With Shadows, which is on Netflix.


Moving to the late '90s, there's an nWo documentary on Netflix watch instantly. Also, The Very Best of Monday Nitro is also on Netflix. That should cover WCW. Meanwhile, The Attitude Era DVD should cover the goings-on in WWF/E.


To bridge the gap from the Attitude Era to modern day stuff, I would try to track down some old PPVs from 2002 and 2003. This was a pretty big year for WWE with a lot of modern-day implications. This year included Randy Orton's debut AND John Cena's debut. This year also, I believe, introduced the Raw/Smackdown brand split. No Mercy 2002 has an incredible tag match - Edge & Eddie vs. Benoit & Angle that introduced the WWE Tag Team Championship Belts to compete against Raw's World Tag Team Championship Belts. It's a solid show. Royal Rumble 2003 is also incredible, with an amazing Benoit vs. Angle match. 2002-2003 was also kind of Hogan's swan song in WWE, the last year he was consistently part of the weekly television shows. 2002's King of the Ring had a Hogan vs. Angle match and Wrestlemania 19 had a Hogan vs. Vince street fight (which may have been Hogan's last good match). WrestleMania 19 is also one of the best WrestleManias, IMO. Hogan's last real 'Mania match, the last Stone Cold vs. Rock match (also last Stone Cold match), a great Angle vs. Lesnar match, AND Jericho vs. Shawn.


For much more recent stuff, I'm pretty sure The Best of Raw and Smackdown for 2011 and 2012 are both on Netflix watch instantly.


I think that's a decent scope of things with a great mix of eras and about a 50/50 Netflix/DVD split (with most DVDs really cheap on Amazon). I got a little carried away with this...


TL;DR:

• Late '80s to Early '90s
  
  
  
• Mid-'90s up to The Montreal Screwjob
  
  
  
• WCW, nWo, and the Attitude Era.
  
  
  
• Bridge to modern times with 2002-2003 including Randy Orton's debut, John Cena's debut, No Mercy 2002, Royal Rumble 2003 and WrestleMania 19.
  
  
  
• Modern stuff with The Best of Raw and Smackdown for 2011 and 2012.