If Bischoff managed to pull off his purchase of WCW in 2001, how well do you think it would've went?

[THE 101]

I've always thought they would've just become TNA status.

They did still have a lot of big names under contract (Hoegan, Nash, Hall, Goldberg, Flair, Sting) but most of their contracts were up within a year or two, so i assume Vince would've signed most of them. Bischoff even if he was able to raise the money for the takeover, didn't have that Turner budget to work with. Maybe Hoegan stays cause of his relationship with Bischoff but that's about it.

The key would be the TV deal, which is what killed the deal in the first place. I feel like they would've got something eventually but TV deals for wrestling back then really weren't that big. It was more for the exposure to sell live shows, PPV and merch.

And Bischoff would've made all the same mistakes that he did when he was at TNA. Pandering to Hogan, working with Russo, just terrible idea all round.

I don't think we lost much in WCW dying. It would've been another shyt show no matter what.

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

Bichoff being involved in the storylines and booking would have fukked it up but if he actually went retooled everything along with letting other people handle the booking who wouldn't let politics get in the way I feel like it could have worked

 

[thaKEAF]

It would’ve been trash as hell. At that point the brand was ruined and I don’t think anyone, especially not Bischoff could’ve saved it.

 

[NYChase718]

Roster was a bunch of no names
You could have steiner and booker t main event
Until Hoegan comes back and buries the roster

 

[Cartier Murphy]

Higher budget indy fed. TNA before TNA minus having brand recognition. Years down the line it’s possible they could’ve eventually become something radically different had they stuck around, they had their own developmental and the indy scene was just about to pop off, maybe ECW still goes under and they sign some of their talent too

 

[THE 101]

I've always thought ECW surviving would've been way more interesting. Heyman working with that new crop of indie dudes....Danielson, Punk, AJ

 

[FakeNews]

They've would've brought back the NWO and had Flair,Nash, Savage,Goldberg and Hulkkk Hoegan in main event scene. Rinse and repeat.

 

[Box Factory]

You ever see that terrible and scripted "reality show" he made about the biker gang?

Doesn't leave me thinking he'd be successful as a main creative force

 

[Bryan Danielson]

They probably would’ve been fine.

People love to shyt in the last years of WCW and act like it’s the worst thing in the world but the last years of WCW was better or if now on par with the last 10 years of WWE


They’d probably be around still today

 

[Art Barr]

it would have failed like him originally selling toys.


art barr

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Maybe if somehow part of the sale was renegotiating Hogan, Hall and Nash contracts and getting rid of wrestler creative control clauses.

fukk Jamie Kellner forever though.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Wonder what AJ’s career woulda been like.

 

[Metal Face]

On paper they would've still had an incredible roster.

Bischoff planned to build WCW around Sean O'Haire had his bid to purchase not fell through.
Couple that in with Goldberg, Steiner, Booker T, Mike Awesome plus they had Bob Sapp training at the Power Plant and were about to sign RVD.

I'd still prefer a Bischoff ran company over WWE having a full on monopoly

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

On paper they would've still had an incredible roster.

Bischoff planned to build WCW around Sean O'Haire had his bid to purchase not fell through.
Couple that in with Goldberg, Steiner, Booker T, Mike Awesome plus they had Bob Sapp training at the Power Plant and were about to sign RVD.

I'd still prefer a Bischoff ran company over WWE having a full on monopoly

A.J. Styles
Air Paris
Alex Wright
Animal
Bam Bam Bigelow
Billy Kidman
Big Vito (Vito)
Booker T.
Buff Bagwell
Cash (Kid Ka$h)
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chuck Palumbo
Crowbar
Curt Hennig (Mr. Perfect)
Dewayne Bruce
Diamond Dallas Page
Disco Inferno
Dustin Rhodes (Goldust)
Dusty Rhodes
Elix Skipper
Ernest Miller
Evan Karagias
Goldberg
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Harris Brothers (Ron et Don)
Hugh Morrus
Hulk Hogan
Hurricane Helms (Gregory Helms)
Jamie Knoble
Jason B.
Jason Jett (E.Z. Money)
Jeff Jarrett
Johnny The Bull
Kaz Hayashi
Kanyon
Kwee Wee (Alan Funk)
Kevin Nash
Kid Romeo
Konnan
Kronik (Brian Adams et Brian Clark)
Lance Storm
Lash LeRoux
Lex Luger
M.I. Smooth (Ice Train)
Mark Jindrak
Meng
Mike Awesome
Mike Sanders
Norman Smiley
Reno
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Ric Flair
Rick Steiner
Scott Steiner
Scotty O
Sean O'Haire
Shane Douglas
Shannon Moore
Shawn Stasiak
Sid Vicious
Sting
Terry Funk
The Demon (KISS Demon)
The Wall
Yun Yang

Roster looks thin, but they could’ve done something with it with the right direction.

lol@the kiss demon
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[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

WCW wouldve been fine.

they really just had that 1 bad year, and had already turned the product back around.

they wouldve basically had TNA's roster mixed with what they already had, including the big stars. add that to the brand-recognition & bigger platform; they wouldve been in good shape and mainstream wrestling wouldve been way better in the 2000s.

TNA was awesome in the 2000s but never got its props. most of that stuff they were doing would be on a larger scale. TNA, WWA, XWF wouldnt have existed.

I've always thought ECW surviving would've been way more interesting. Heyman working with that new crop of indie dudes....Danielson, Punk, AJ

all those indy heroes wouldve capped off as ECW TV champ and then left for the WWE or WCW/TNA, with the exception of samoa joe.

aj styles woulda never been in ECW. he wouldve stayed in WCW if they didnt fold.