 A combination of resurgent competition from WWF, as well as many bad booking and financial decisions had all but killed WCW's fanbase and profitability.With WCW no longer being financially viable, and AOL Time Warner wanting nothing to do with the product further (desiring to move in a different direction), Kellner canceled all WCW programming on Turner Networks.This left WCW without a television contract, and hastened its eventual purchase by WWF chairman Vince McMahon.