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Fukk your corny debates
Once the Attitude Era got into full swing I don’t think WCW would’ve been able to maintain their ratings lead going up against Austin, The Rock, DX, Undertaker, Foley, etc.
Also they were fukked anyway due to bad contracts, bad business practices, lack of internal support from Turner and the eventual AOL merger.
But pretending those realities didn’t exist, what could’ve been done better creatively?
-End the NWO. After Sting crushed the buildings and won the world title, they should’ve dissolved the NWO. It was boring and repetitive and it seemed like half the wrestlers were in one NWO faction or another after a while. It probably should’ve never been more than Hall, Nash and Hogan anyway. Scott Hall should’ve gotten a run as champion at some point too. Bischoff should’ve never joined or become an on-screen villain either.
-Utilized Bret Hart properly. How WCW fukked up getting a legend coming off the hottest real life moment in wrestling so royally was an early sign of the utter incompetence of their management. They brought him in just to stand around and do nothing. A good way to introduce him would’ve been to have him come out and give a humble speech about just wanting to come to WCW to compete for titles, then be interrupted and jumped by Hall and Nash who everyone knows were HBK’s homies and have the Monteal screwjob/Kliq beef incorporated into the storyline. Also they should’ve used British Bulldog as his right hand man. I felt Bulldog still had something in the tank and I don’t know why they brought him over just to wrestle nobodies on Saturday night and not even have him anywhere near Bret.
-Recognize the greatness that is Jericho. Jericho had it all...the in-ring ability and the mic skills to be a great heel or face. His promos on WCW were hilarious, but they kept him at mid-card and cruiser weight. Vince saw it, that’s why he built him up and have him arguably the GOAT new promotion debut. He should’ve been phased into main event status.
-Phased out Hogan, Flair, Luger, Piper and Savage. All those old dudes needed to go. Flair could’ve stayed but in a managerial or TV boss role. Hogan has the creative control clause that kept him in all the main event angles stifling the growth of other wrestlers.
-Let the cruiserweights out of the cruiserweight box...especially the aforementioned Jericho and Benoit, who they eventually gave the title to after they already were basically done as a company. Jericho, Benoit, Malenko, and Guerrero were best wrestlers they had.
-Debuted Jeff Jarrett as a heel and used him right. I still think JJ had untapped potential and was never used properly. He was undeservedly pushed to the moon by Russo, but I think if handled right he could’ve been a good villain. Maybe even lead a new heel 4 horsemen with Flair as manager. Jarrett, Benoit, Malenko, and Curt Hennig maybe?
-Kept marketing to 18-34 demo, not family programming.
Also should’ve kept Goldberg’s streak going longer, no finger-poke of doom, no David Arquette as champion and no Russo obviously.
The core of wrestlers they should’ve pushed and centered around imo...
Scott Hall
Kevin Nash
Bret Hart
DDP
Sting
Chris Benoit
Booker T
Chris Jericho
Jeff Jarret
Goldberg
Eddie Guerrero
Plus you had The Giant, Rey Mysterio, Lord Steven Regal, Scott Steiner and other solid draws and performers.
The WWF was unfukkwithable around 98 on but WCW could’ve put out a quality product with their roster and decent booking instead of the
they were putting out for about the last 2-3 years of their existence if their business was in order.
Also they were fukked anyway due to bad contracts, bad business practices, lack of internal support from Turner and the eventual AOL merger.
But pretending those realities didn’t exist, what could’ve been done better creatively?
-End the NWO. After Sting crushed the buildings and won the world title, they should’ve dissolved the NWO. It was boring and repetitive and it seemed like half the wrestlers were in one NWO faction or another after a while. It probably should’ve never been more than Hall, Nash and Hogan anyway. Scott Hall should’ve gotten a run as champion at some point too. Bischoff should’ve never joined or become an on-screen villain either.
-Utilized Bret Hart properly. How WCW fukked up getting a legend coming off the hottest real life moment in wrestling so royally was an early sign of the utter incompetence of their management. They brought him in just to stand around and do nothing. A good way to introduce him would’ve been to have him come out and give a humble speech about just wanting to come to WCW to compete for titles, then be interrupted and jumped by Hall and Nash who everyone knows were HBK’s homies and have the Monteal screwjob/Kliq beef incorporated into the storyline. Also they should’ve used British Bulldog as his right hand man. I felt Bulldog still had something in the tank and I don’t know why they brought him over just to wrestle nobodies on Saturday night and not even have him anywhere near Bret.
-Recognize the greatness that is Jericho. Jericho had it all...the in-ring ability and the mic skills to be a great heel or face. His promos on WCW were hilarious, but they kept him at mid-card and cruiser weight. Vince saw it, that’s why he built him up and have him arguably the GOAT new promotion debut. He should’ve been phased into main event status.
-Phased out Hogan, Flair, Luger, Piper and Savage. All those old dudes needed to go. Flair could’ve stayed but in a managerial or TV boss role. Hogan has the creative control clause that kept him in all the main event angles stifling the growth of other wrestlers.
-Let the cruiserweights out of the cruiserweight box...especially the aforementioned Jericho and Benoit, who they eventually gave the title to after they already were basically done as a company. Jericho, Benoit, Malenko, and Guerrero were best wrestlers they had.
-Debuted Jeff Jarrett as a heel and used him right. I still think JJ had untapped potential and was never used properly. He was undeservedly pushed to the moon by Russo, but I think if handled right he could’ve been a good villain. Maybe even lead a new heel 4 horsemen with Flair as manager. Jarrett, Benoit, Malenko, and Curt Hennig maybe?
-Kept marketing to 18-34 demo, not family programming.
Also should’ve kept Goldberg’s streak going longer, no finger-poke of doom, no David Arquette as champion and no Russo obviously.
The core of wrestlers they should’ve pushed and centered around imo...
Scott Hall
Kevin Nash
Bret Hart
DDP
Sting
Chris Benoit
Booker T
Chris Jericho
Jeff Jarret
Goldberg
Eddie Guerrero
Plus you had The Giant, Rey Mysterio, Lord Steven Regal, Scott Steiner and other solid draws and performers.
The WWF was unfukkwithable around 98 on but WCW could’ve put out a quality product with their roster and decent booking instead of the
they were putting out for about the last 2-3 years of their existence if their business was in order.
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