Shadow Warriors: Assault on Devil's Island

In the weeks leading up to its premiere, Eric Bischoff encouraged viewers of WCW Monday Nitro (1995) to watch the film by staging the long-awaited WCW Starrcade 1997 (1997) contract signing between Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Sting (Steve Borden) during the commercial breaks. Assault on Devil's Island actually did pretty well on its first showing, drawing a 4.2 rating when it premiered, soundly beating the WWF's Survivor Series Flashback special, which drew a 2.8 against the first hour of the movie. Bischoff crowed about the rating on Broad Street Bullies (1997), claiming TNT executives had promised to make a 23-episode television series, if the film drew over a 4.0 rating which it did. But, they didn't make a series, though they did make a sequel, Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant (1999), airing on TNT two years later.

When Wiley is naming Mike's weapons on his wall she says he has "Kukri throwing knives, a kendo sword, and a Zulu Impi". However, a Kukri is a curved close quarters knife not used for throwing, a kendo is a bamboo training sword, and a Zulu Impi is the name of their military unit, not a weapon.

Featured in WCW Monday Nitro: Broad Street Bullies (1997)