10 WCW Losers Who Went On To Be Big Stars

From Triple H and Kane to Rob Van Dam and Edge, these are 10 WCW Losers Who Went On To Be Big Stars.
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[@aran8143]

It still absolutely does my head in. William Regal going “hey man, WWE would be a good move for you” to HHH and less than 30 years later, HHH is a chief officer and head of creative of WWE

[@mattj4112]

It always surprises me how often Regal casually changes the industry just by using his own common sense.

[@TJ52359]

@@mattj4112 Between Regal and/or Scott Hall saying something like 'maybe you should do X? " or "What if you did Y?" they pretty much reshaped the 90s as much or more than Ted Turner's check book

[@HM4Hill]

@@mattj4112 the man was born for the industry but has remained humble throughout his entire career. Truly a gentlemans gentleman

[@CollegeBallYouknow]

@@HM4Hill I swear William Regal is secretly a member of the Kingsmen. Sophisticated ass-kicking at its finest.

[@hezekiahramirez6965]

It’s well known that HHH is very fond of Regal and that’s a big part of the reason. Regal has his detractors backstage for sure and it’s completely justified but he also has a lot of good qualities and it does seem like he’s become a much better person. I don’t know him and maybe there are things that would change that opinion but that’s how it looks to me and as a wrestling mind he’s an all time great for sure

[@RyanSellman1]

Undertaker should've definitely been in this list. WCW told Mark Calaway that he had talent, but no one would pay to watch him wrestle. Taker definitely helped make WCW Rest In Peace.

[@shooter7734]

No Austin, Rock, Mankind, DX and Vince ripping off ECW style adult oriented content with WCW's mismanagement killed WCW They put the belt on Taker at Wrestlemania 13 and he didn't draw shit WWF business continued to flounder to the point Vince broke his contract with Brett to save money

[@chrisbostwick9880]

Mean Mark Callous… He even walked the ropes in WCW.. and the rarely used heart punch… Oh who would’ve thought watching WCW on tbs in the late 80s and seeing him walk the ropes would’ve translated into one of the top 5 of all time…

[@namechange9470]

He certainly didn't become the Phenom overnight. He was a loooooong way from there at that point, brother.

[@kurtvanderbogarde8402]

He wasn't exactly a loser. He was in a big shot tag team (Skyscrapers mk2) that got to beat down The Road Warriors no less, he had Paul E Dangerously and Teddy Long as managers and he got World and US title shots against Sting and Lex respectively (the former as the main event of a house show, latter on PPV at GAB '90). When we watched Survivor Series '90 on video in a school lunchbreak, the most exciting thing about The Undertaker was the fact that everyone recognised him as Mean Mark off late night WCW tapes.

[@kurtvanderbogarde8402]

It was Ole Anderson who said that "no one will pay" thing to Mean Mark Callous. and he was a poison who deliberately screwed up younger wrestlers to get them to quit so his old pals could have jobs. His worst deed was cutting Sting's first World title reign short after 6 months when Sting should have just have held on to it for a year and been the one to put over Luger at GAB '91 with Luger turning on him at the end of a babyface match and going with Harley Race and Mr Hughes. Ole lobbied for Flair - who is nowadays his worst enemy - to be reinstalled as champion. Even Flair admits he was in no fit mental state to be champion in early '91 and with that stupid short haircut he definitely didn't look the part.

[@handphone77]

In an alternate universe, Brian Armstrong and Kip Montana would be multiple times tag team champions and be in an era defining stable with Terra Ryzing and the L Kid in that promotion. Also Bruiser Mastino and Mark Callous would have epic Inferno matches and Buried Alive matches over there. Not forgetting Mark Callous 21-0 streak at Starcade.

[@tghooker5123]

I didn't know Edge was in WCW. Wow, he's had a really long career.

[@shadowbeast2276]

Oh yeah. and he got to end his career & retire on his own terms.

[@tafua_a]

Oh, and his name was actually supposed to be "*Damian* Striker", but the guy that writes the WCW nameplates can't spell (see also "The Yetti")

[@MegaSammy70]

I didn't know Kane was either.

[@jamesytez6639]

Aj Styles too

[@GAURAV25855ify]

Neither was kane

[@jaylucien669]

The moral of the story- Do the exact opposite of whatever Ole Andersen wants.

[@jamman2586]

Lmao very true

[@rogregg29445]

Yeah f that guy

[@joeshadd3278]

Ole seems like he’s a jerk

[@GMUACW]

And if Regal gives advice, listen.

[@marcusmoore5191]

Same goes for bischof and russo

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

"Before undertaking his role as the Big Red Machine" I see what you did there

[@tokyocraze]

You missed the part about Glenn Jacobs getting the most experience and seasoning with Jim Cornette’s Smoky Mountain Wrestling as Unabomb.

[@sukhastings4200]

Dr Isaac yankem

[@deejayguppy6087]

​@@sukhastings4200D D S

[@GAURAV25855ify]

Didnt The Rock come from Memphis Wrestling

[@DavisD814]

@@GAURAV25855ifyYeah. Jerry Lawler had him in Memphis and he was the drizzling shits until one day he a really good promo and Lawler recommended him to JR up in WWE.

[@christophernicholson20]

​@MizoGkuk 1993

[@elc1960]

In the Robby V segment they show him against Scotty Flamingo, who should have been on your list as well because he later became a star as Raven.

[@willieholmes1483]

Raven didn’t really have a big run in WWE. Even when he was on their version of ECW.

[@theasharaziz]

@@willieholmes1483 Raven teamed with Taker to squash the Hardy Boyz. Raven was the main guy of the hardcore division from 2000 till 2002. He also had a masked ninja angle which ran for over a year.

[@mox19380]

think this list focused mostly on guys who barely got past the enhancement label. Scotty Flamingo got a decent push and was in title matches

[@reecepower8906]

@@willieholmes1483 he was never on the wwe version of ECW

[@jaash5]

I would say it's because ravens biggest period was before he got to WCW

[@ransom6892]

On February 13, 1993 WCW Worldwide aired from Columbus, Georgia. In a match featuring future ECW stars, Scotty Flamingo (later known as Raven) takes on Robbie V (later Rob Van Dam). Pretty cool.

[@HyperActive7]

This is great stuff! The Edge beginnings totally put me for a loop because I didn't even remember Edge's original gimmick before he took off in The Brood and as a single. It makes you wonder how different wrestling would have looked back in those days had these guys not made the jump.

[@michaelmarriott1177]

well he first showed up as Sable's partner. Before Christian came in as his "brother"

[@GAURAV25855ify]

Didnt edge wrestle in ecw in the early days before that

[@GAURAV25855ify]

@@michaelmarriott1177summer-slam 98 madison square garden

[@HyperActive7]

@@GAURAV25855ify Not sure about that because he started basically in Bret Hart territory before he migrated to Stamford.

[@Theyellowandtheblue]

I drink that much I only remember edge am Christian as first I saw of them

[@SteveHill0528]

Triple H was given the name “Terra Ryzing” in IWF

[@Deadpool_64]

It’s funny how Ole’s bad opinions unintentionally gave us some of the biggest stars ever.

[@TJ52359]

the thing is I can almost understand his stance on "Robby V and his flippy shit" (I don't agree with it, but I can understand it) I cannot fathom how he would ever assume Mean Mark wasn't an investment... especially to the point of allegedly, Expressly stating he'd never draw

[@alphatoddio]

Ole Anderson was the worst booker in the history of America...Teddy Long...he wasn't a people person...

[@jamescourt5201]

He also put the belt on the first black champion ever in Ron Simmons. Vince didn't until the Rock who's half black. Ron is blackety black.

[@TJ52359]

@@jamescourt5201 It's a Nice Statistic... but if you look at the greater booking around it feels more like a 'eh, throw it in.. Ron's win was in the middle of Vader & Sting trading the Strap and likely only happened because Sting was on the shelf... rather than any Love Ole had for Ron or the African American Community

[@jamescourt5201]

@@TJ52359 I don't know exact years Ole was a booker. But the product he was a part of got me watching WCW. Vince gets acclaim for the final product on everyone's work. He poached everybody from all territories. What Vince did was take advantage of nationally broadcasted networks. The only reason NWA/WCW survived his slaughter was Ted Turner. Shockmaster is shit, but Vince had plenty of Gobildy Gooker, Race car driver, repo man, Garbage man, bullshit himself. I watched a clown with a midget have handicapped matches in the 90's too. A mortician is along the same lines but the shit stuck to the wall. Because Mark sold it.

[@cantunderstandnotry6130]

Then we have the inverse in DDP who went from a huge star to a stalker 🤣

[@StageRight123]

DDP was in WWF before WCW. He was the driver for Rhythm & Blues at Wrestlemania VI.

[@shooter7734]

Yes stalking Taker's butt ugly old lady despite the audience knowing DDP was married to Kimberly Even DDP playing an on screen fictional character in WWE that was just too absurd to buy into the kayfabe character's actions

[@namikstudios]

DDP the stalker... who was married to Kimberly Page at the time... yeah somehow I don't think so! Like, have you seen Kimberly??? Did the WWE just hope we would all forget about the leader of the Nitro Girls who had been involved in multiple feuds over many years? Worst storyline ever, all designed to bury DDP out of spite.

[@Larry-dq4ig]

@@StageRight123 I guess technically that's true but that's strictly a one off appearance as a driver lol. DDP was not under contract in any type of way with WWF back then. The OP was talking as a performer.

[@jamarnemcgill1400]

Stone Cold, Big Show, Kane, Undertaker, Triple H, Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Edge, Jericho, Benoit, and a few others immediately come to mind.

[@The810kid]

Big show doesn't count the Giant was huge in WCW

[@theghostreckon69420]

Jericho was also pretty over in his WCW run.

[@johansvensson833]

eddi , jericho , mysterio , benoit , austin were never jobbers in wcw , benoit was world champion and and the rest had decent runs

[@GK-fp5kn]

Benoit, Jericho and Big Show should be removed from this list. Benoit was a member of the Four Horsemen, Jericho was over whether face or heel in WCW and The Giant (Big Show) was WCW Champion during his time in WCW.

[@dantegood2195]

@@GK-fp5kn Benoit and Jericho were kept far away from the main event seen. In the WWE, they became main eventers immediately.

[@CC-rb1yf]

WCW found success utilizing ex WWF talent in Hogan/Savage and using Hogan/Nash/Hall for the NWO storyline but then let the midcard talent leave and just became too crappy after 1998. Instead of having Paul Levesque or Jericho they kept rehashing NWO and poor booking

[@shooter7734]

Levesque took a pay cut to go to WWF He told Flair straight up it was his goal to join WWF from the start of his wrestling career training with Killer Kowalski WCW offered him more money and he left anyways

[@sukhastings4200]

WCW missed the boat on Taker, Jericho , Chris Beniot and Hunter. Last few yrs there Goldberg was all they got correct

[@arunsingla3452]

Isn’t that what wwe did as well in the 80s since

[@namikstudios]

What do you mean "instead" of having Jericho? He developed his entire character and did his best work in WCW! On the other hand, WWF treated him like a mid-carder for years and years. Then after he won the Undisputed Championship, finally being treated by WWE as a headliner for all of 5 minutes, he went back to playing second-fiddle to Stephanie in their on/off love/hate comical feud. WWE never knew how to use him. As for Paul Levesque, his only notable talents to this day are pouting for the camera and spitting water, so no great loss there. If it wasn't for his aforementioned "friend in high places" he'd still be jobbing out to the likes of Alex Wright.

[@namikstudios]

@@sukhastings4200 WCW didn't "miss the boat" on Taker, he just didn't have the talent at that stage. Hunter is garbage, his only notable skills are spitting water and pouting for the camera. He was bad when he was in WCW and he is still a dud to this day. WCW didn't miss the boat on either Jericho or Benoit - they made them.

[@vincesmith2499]

Brad was supposed to be the Armstrong brother who'd make it big, but it ended up being Road Dogg.

[@ubereats3048]

Brad was better and only dx saved the road dog.

[@skinglyfe]

Most of the attitude era and ruthless aggression era stars started off in wcw

[@lcwuniverse]

It's so fun to relive these old gimmicks

[@freddiejohnson6137]

I know it's often said about the amount of ex-WWF guys that went to WCW at the time but in 1996 and 1997 they vast majority of the WWF roster was made up of guys that were in WCW at some point but then usually at that point if you didn't work for one you worked for the other anyway.

[@chrisdranfield3828]

I think what most people said is WCW would just take established guys from WWF. Whereas wwf would take bottom of the card or mid card wrestlers and make them stars.

[@maosama3695]

Isnt it funny that those who jumped ship to wwe gained a better fortune while those who sid the opposite became a nobodies or injured.

[@wayn0r]

IWC nerds would lose their minds trying to keep track of whether someone should be called an “ex-WWF” or “ex-WCW” wrestler.

[@Mysticshosh42]

Its different when the ones who went to WWF were lower card/mid care wrestler. If you remember WCW took established stars WWF didnt

[@spokenwordillusions5756]

@@Mysticshosh42 the irony now is that AEW takes undercard talent, and fans still bitch.

[@jr2280]

I wonder what Terra Ryzing is up to these days.

[@stanleyscott7608]

Yea that guy had great potential whatever happened to him

[@TJ52359]

He's probably working an office job with a wife and kids in the Suburbs....

[@williammitchell4417]

???

[@dustinsonnier5602]

@@TJ52359 that’s what I heard

[@rizkyanandita8227]

Last I heard he got a heart attack. Luckily he made a full recovery.

[@BaronLector]

Brian Armstrong (along with his brothers Steve and Brad) later went on to train East Germany's greatest export, Baron von Lector, in 2001.

[@maryheim-hancock8625]

More like "hey Steff might be a good move for you"!

[@JulioRivera-cg5oz]

You forgot to mention that Dave Heath also wrestled as Gangrel in WWC in Puerto Rico with Luna before joining WWE.

[@joejackson3091]

I still find it laughable how many "vampire" characters have passed through these companies.

[@shooter7734]

Gangrel was the worst hands down I at least enjoyed Vampiro in WCW

[@robertclark2253]

The Smoking Gunns were working in independent promotion IWF as The Long Riders (taken from a western of the same name) before moving to WWF/WWE . Read this in an old issue of Inside Wrestling .

[@apri1979]

I missed Vinnie Vegas / Oz becoming Diesel in WWF on this list.

[@iamdalibor]

Don't care what anyone says the matches between Mr JL & Robby V were the best I ever seen. Insane moves still not done today thanks to the seamless cohesion they both had and coming up with moves that flowed so good. Mad respect between the two during both of their careers something that is hard to have in wrestling which made their matches that much better. Giving it their all in every match they fought each other in. I'll always remember their matches man they had something so special together and people didn't even realize it

[@scottmcw408]

You could throw Big Boss Man in this mix. He was a bigger star as Bossman than he was with Big Bubba Rogers.

[@JaylenBieber]

Wow this was great. Informative video. Took us back to who these great Sports entertainment workers were before they got bigger and more known in WWE Etc.

[@brandonperkins176]

Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, Kane (Glen Jacobs), & Dave Heath were in WCW back in the day? I didn't know they were there in the mid-card scene learned something cool too. Glad they did well in the WWF/E

[@StageRight123]

Glen Jacobs was also the Christmas Creature in WCW. Surprised it wasn't mentioned.

[@jamesflanagan7693]

I remember seeing The Undertaker and I was like "That's Mean Mark from WCW with his lame ass finishing move the heart punch!"

[@christophernicholson20]

It might be a lame finishing move, but he made a name for himself in the WWE when he debuted in 1990 Survivor Series his career took off and he became one of the biggest names in pro wrestling

[@Panwere36]

The fact Edge saw what was going on in WCW long before it really came down shows how good he really is.

[@Andrew-ls9xg]

He had the power of hindsight even he wrote his book. Most of the stars will look back and say they seen it coming in 96

[@Panwere36]

@@Andrew-ls9xg , I agree.. there were great things that happened in WCW from 96-98, but once that insanity really took hold it was over.

[@Ernster86]

Nah he was never a huge star and he is a scumbag for banging his "best friends" GF. Fuck edge.

[@shooter7734]

@@Panwere36 once Time Warner corporate took over and Jamie (I hate anything teenage boys enjoy) Kellner got put in charge WCW was over one way or the other

[@ubereats3048]

Then edge when to WWE and worked under a mask for years jobber to every tag team until they part of the brood.

[@mistermalaprop]

I like how there’s a picture of Road Dogg punching X-Pac while they’re both in DX colors.

[@quentinkaasa47]

They were a tag team that broke up and began feuding after DX imploded again.

[@jameslookstwice]

Adam,Ribbing Road Dawg at the end of the first segment was fkng hilarious 😆 😂

[@anotherdayanotherdeadlift]

They missed the opportunity to introduce the long blond haired Terra Ryzing as the child of Ric Flair

[@Rockhound6165]

Couple of things. #1, Jacobs was very over in Mid South as The Unibomb. #2, even though they were semi over, both Hall and Nash were misused in WCW as both the Diamond Studd for Hall and Oz and Vinny Vegas for Nash. So they left for WWF and the rest is history.

[@sprthrwwychnnl73]

Unibomb was in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, not Mid South

[@williammitchell4417]

@@sprthrwwychnnl73 that's what I thought. When Corny was getting him ready to become Kane, he was with SMW and OVW.

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Mid South was Out of BUSINESS about 7 years before Jacobs ever had his first lesson

[@williammitchell4417]

@@MyNameIsUnavailable Could Mark be there as either Mean Mark Callous??

[@Rockhound6165]

@@MyNameIsUnavailable whatever bunch of Karens.

[@harlemb-ballinrepoinc6768]

When I saw Mr. J.L had a Bicycle wrapped around his neck. I literally said, "He got a Bicycle " Thank you Botchamania Again for that Comment. Hilarious 😂

[@Jay-Tee58]

I subscribed because wrestle crate changed my life 👍

[@ronanchristopher5012]

Enjoyed this for the most part. Hogan dig at the end was cheap.

[@docgravenshmit6692]

it's amazing how many guys bounced around the WCW before they became huge stars in WWE. it just shows how good Vince and Co. were.

[@pablosanchez6558]

In WWE, you either do what they say, or you walk

[@namikstudios]

It's amazing how many stars became stars in WCW and were then either misused or buried by the WWE. It just shows how incompetent Vince and co really are. And if you are ever in any doubt as to their staggering incompetence, well, all I can say about that is RIP Owen Hart...

[@GAURAV25855ify]

Thats even the ecw wrestlers did that well that became top stars in wwe especially in the attitude era

[@GAURAV25855ify]

@@namikstudiosthats true especially during invasion angle and after that look at Vader prime example of a wcw product who was misused by wwe Thanks to Vince McMahon but that was mainly because of Shawn Michaels who mainly at that time had a huge influence backstage and especially with Vince McMahon. Mark henry threatened Shawn Michaels then Michaels cried to Vince about it then Vince banished Mark Henry to Canada at the stu hart’s Dungeon. Word has it Shawn Michaels was hiding behind Sycho Sid when Mark Henry threatened him.

[@GAURAV25855ify]

@@pablosanchez6558thats true guys like Ahmad Johnson and ultimate warrior are prime examples of it even Owen hart his death is a perfect example on how not to cross the wwe

[@Ya_Saarallah]

Thank you for showing us how bad Eric Bischoff was in running a wrestling company. He basically bankrupted a Billion Dollar business, along with Hulk Hogan!

[@panoramatint]

I honestly find it impossible to believe that anyone in 2001 was buying a ticket to Raw to see Perry Saturn or Dean Malenko. I love them both, but huge stars?

[@shooter7734]

Malenko was my favorite wrestler in WCW in the mid to late 90s(I really enjoy technical mat wrestlers ) and was fairly successful in WCW under the circumstances but he was not as you pointed out a huge star in WWE

[@Joseph-lz5er]

Steroids made a big difference in many of the transformations of wrestlers. Especially once they arrived to WWE.

[@abc456f]

Made the biggest difference imo.

[@stevegallo8483]

Yeah, Paul Levesque did well for himself in WWF/E, and marrying the boss's daughter didn't hurt him either.

[@homeschooladventure5687]

Let me also point out that WCW wasn't who named him Terra Ryzing. He was working the indies in New England under that name in 1993.

[@stevegallo8483]

@@homeschooladventure5687 I don't remember him in WCW as Terra Ryzing. I do remember him in WCW as Jean Paul Levesque though. That was the same character (essentially) as his original version of "Greenwich blue blood" Hunter Hearst Helmsley.

[@bigran_outbound2262]

🫡 An excellent demonstration, keep up the great work CW 👊🏾

[@chesterthemlester9989]

Adam those one liners are amazing

[@tonyjackson4078]

Man WCW Saturday Night. Where The Gambler, and "Hole in One" Darsow ruled supreme.

[@spokenwordillusions5756]

Mr. LPGA!!!

[@Atomykpimp]

Barry Darsaw was also Krusher Kruscev. Pardon my spelling with the Koloff’s in the mid 80’s.

[@dimedraweriv258]

Don't forget Roadblock , Mark Starr , Joey Maggs , Hard Work Bobby Walker , and all the Armstrong's lol

[@dimedraweriv258]

Sadly WCW Saturday Night was actually a pretty decent show even initially after Nitro premiered in 95 . Unfortunately by the time WCW added Thunder the show became pretty crappy. It was my favorite wrestling show from like 86-95. The 605 was must see tv for a wrestling fan.

[@tonyjackson4078]

@@dimedraweriv258 I kid out of fond memories. I used to work a lot of weekdays back then so Saturday was my wrestling night as WCW would usually recap big stories and I'd get my fix of young talent and veterans who didn't fit in the bigger storylines.

[@TheThird1977]

It's a bit of a stretch to put Kane, Billy Gunn, and Edge on the list when they only ever had one, one, and two matches in WCW respectively.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

There were still in WCW

[@johansvensson833]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 so was owen hart

[@donjohn2695]

Yeah I never knew Billy edge or kane was in WCW and watched it at that time

[@StageRight123]

Glen Jacobs was the Christmas Creature in WCW too.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

@@StageRight123 That was the USWA

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

So Glenn Jacobs was Bruiser Mastino in his WCW days way befors becoming Kane in WWF

[@maryheim-hancock8625]

Unibomb mummy how many you want? Every star began somewhere as jober

[@maryheim-hancock8625]

Bump dummy!

[@johansvensson833]

@@deadeyedarwin almost on ed leslie level of gimmicks

[@rjmeeker89]

Dr. Isaac Yankem was his best gimmick ever.

[@xeres14]

That Bruiser Mastino guy would do well with a dentist gimmick.

[@radaction5743]

I remember Dr. Isaac Yankem. His finisher was the DDS. I shit you not.

[@binks2413]

Its wild how one decision in your life can completely change it

[@crom1701]

Lol, "bump dummy". That's hilarious

[@MarkPollard-yx8qg]

Edge was called sexton hardcastle in wcw

[@tl4330]

No he wasn’t. Sexton Hardcastle was his Indy name. Damon (or Damian as it was supposed to be) Striker was WCW. There’s even a still of Adam in the ring with the lower third saying “Damon Striker” floating around.

[@UtopssAKAPJ]

Kane such a iconic character

[@Zero8880]

Crazy how Billy Gunn is in waaaay better shape today than he ever was in WCW and early WWE days. It's the Mike O'hearn duck eggs.

[@jsmith3946]

or roids

[@monabear7287]

You missed the sarcasm there.

[@I_Am_Timms]

10:32 "He gotta bicycle"

[@ricksanchez2494]

You guys forgot Glacier. His career thrived after WCW.

[@dimedraweriv258]

LoL

[@djpegao]

indeed, he went to make a name from himself on a very popular series of videogames

[@dunkmanpr5398]

Still ripping spines in MK 1

[@zanethind]

I can't believe that's was Road Dogg used to look like on WCW my god. I can't believe Edge wrestled in WCW wow!

[@Nostalgicguy2242]

Owen Hart also had a few matches on WCW before joining Neidhart in 1992...

[@datkiddjophat4290]

@@Nostalgicguy2242 exactly

[@LifeNkuwait123]

Road Dawg had the curls poppin😂😂

[@shansalesman10]

This is a good video for wrestling reaction channels to do.

[@diontaedaughtry974]

"Terra Ryzing" Too funny 😂🤣😂

[@Nbflowers1989]

Constant Culty Content that I'm here for!!

[@yragcom1]

My younger brother was a big Mean Mark Callous fan. I'd tell him, "please, that guy's going NOWHERE."

[@adamhustler3639]

Vince to Road Dogg: "oh you didn't know .. I bought WCW?

[@gbae636]

😄😄

[@Phuck_Yew]

I didn't know Road Dogg had a Jerry Curl.😅😂🤣

[@ashishrana1853]

It proves how a good character is necessary for the success of any wrestler.

[@garyslackjaw]

Edge got a bad vibe about wcw backstage and felt like "the inmates were running the asylum". Moves to finish his career in AEW. 😂😂

[@TOFKAS01]

There are a lot of reasons why WCW failed

[@josuearreola4754]

It's such a shame that wcw just didn't give guys like HHH undertaker and stone cold a chance to go to their full potential

[@keithcrockett7838]

Blame FLAIR & DUSTY.....

[@carleton4199]

Well, to be fair, "Stunning" Steven Austin in WCW was the same as he'd been in companies before he came there, he kept the persona he had established prior to coming there. He held the World TV, US, and World Tag titles. Let's not forget that WWE originally gave him "The Ringmaster" gimmick which wasn't really over. When Triple HHH came to WWE as Hunter Heart Helmsley he basically had the same gimmick he had as John Paul Levesque in WCW. They eventually lost the whole aristocrat part of the gimmick, but he was a midcard guy until DX which he was a part of because of his friendship with Shawn. He then later married the daughter of the guy who owned the company.

[@keithcrockett7838]

@@carleton4199 are you just gonna skip over the point that HHH was a 5x WWF Champ before he married Steph....

[@carleton4199]

@@keithcrockett7838 As I said, he was a midcarder until DX. But his friendship with Shawn go him in DX. Also, what do you think are the odds that he wouldn't have gotten fired after The Curtain Call (before DX even existed) if he hadn't been friends with Shawn? He was with Stephanie for a while before they got married in real life and from what I've read she without a doubt was big advocate for him before anyone even knew they were dating. His friendship with Shawn gave him a BIG break and his relationship with Stephanie locked him in as a made man.

[@KLBriggs71]

@@keithcrockett7838 shhh! Don't f up the "he's the bosses son in law" narrative. And certainly don't mention he was scheduled to win KotR 96 because Vince wanted to push him then. He lost out due to punishment for the curtain call, Austin got the KotR win instead, and proceeded to cut some little promo no one probably remembers.

[@GoatedCulturePodcast]

WWE tries to erase a lot of this history if u watch their documentaries they always talk about how WCW poached so many of their stars , but the crazy thing is most of them were in WCW first ! Then went to WWF , then went BACK to wcw after Ted Turner bought it and was throwing around all that money but nevertheless they started with wcw to begin with

[@rickyricardo4331]

I just KNEW Undertaker was going to be on this list. Nowadays, I have to tell people who The Skyscrapers were in the WCW because they were so short-lived. As Undertaker, he's in the same party as explaining to people how Will Smith was a rapper before acting and Eddie Murphy was the voice behind Party All the Time.

[@bartduynstee1577]

its a question of being lucky at the right time and finding the right gimmick at the right moment. WCW and ECW produced more stars than WWF ever did and then bought them with the promise of bigger money

[@evencedeno250]

Terra Ryzing!!! …. It made my day 😂😂😂😂😂

[@BrottenGuy]

I see somebody has been keeping up with A&E’s WWE Legends Biographies series episodes.

[@MrDballmoney]

I need to stop by more often here. I keep forgetting how clever the writing is lol

[@feliciajenkins5041]

When Triple h was the snooty character it was non stop laughter for me🤣😅. Ugh you again ugh...I watch it anytime I need a laugh.

[@jjames9803]

That bruiser mastino guy is gonna be a star someday

[@NTSYNVK]

I think WWF often invested in physique to just deliver some awe inspiring show. But nevertheless their „Talent Management“ was much better and they really elevated Taker, Kane, Mankind etc. to new heights. And they also managed to make Kid, Road Dogg, Edge etc. look good. Same with Jericho, Guerrero etc. But you could see when they’re serious about a character and push it, such as the whole Mankind build up. And there were others like Ric Flair who most probably had there best times outside of WWF.

[@theboogeyman2813]

Wonder if I get a used pair of trunks from Bastian Booger in the Wrestling Crate subscription?

[@manchuriancandybar864]

No.1 - Terry Richards could have teamed up with Steven Richards to form a hardcore team known as The Richie Rich Richards in Paul “E. Dangerously” Heyman's ECW in the mid 90s.

[@scpjack7856]

I learned from this video that the guy from the “He got a bicycle” clip isn’t Rey Mysterio and I don’t know what to believe anymore.

[@curtiswilson4737]

The Armstrong's started wrestling on the CCW (Continental Championship Wrestling) in Montgomery, AL, hosted by Gordon Solely, I think that's how you spell his last name. The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) is their father.

[@mikesfunkopopsandsomuchmore]

Wait wait we forget about Scott Hall & Kevin Nash??!! Lol wtf

[@rodneyowens6973]

Don't remember Glenn Jacobs in WCW but I do remember before his success in WWF he had success in Smoky mountain wrestling where at their last show he wrestled under his unabom gimmick in a losing effort against the undertaker.

[@ericwong4213]

Mark: Hey Paul, how can I become success in wrestling business? Paul: You need to walk slower to the ring. You walk like being chased in horror movie. Mark: So should I walk slower like being killed in horror movie. Paul: No Mark! Be the horror! Be the UNDERTAKER!!!

[@TheGreatSerpentor]

I still remember RVD as Matt Burn in a 90s WWF squash match.

[@exodia1510]

How is this the first time I EVER seen "Bruiser Mastino"?! Glen really came up!

[@forlornvaalan7630]

There is no company in history which squandered such an advantage of talent over the competition.

[@barkboingfloom]

Robby V. versus Scotty Flamingo in WCW. Not the last time these two squared off.

[@annananney6450]

Out of all that the thing I'm stuck on is Billy Gunn was a pro bull rider before wrestling.

[@spokenwordillusions5756]

Pretty rough sport, to be sure. Wonder if he still has a passion for PBR.

[@skooobz]

How is taker not #1 after Ole personally told him he'd never draw a dime in wrestling? Taker became Vince's greatest creation

[@sebastianb.3978]

@@chrischar9428 Say that again to yourself. Slowly. Then try and come up with any other guy who could have done the Undertaker character as long and successfully as Mr. Callaway. Enjoy the twenty seconds of attention another living person granted you.

[@markv1274]

@@sebastianb.3978 The thing was that The Undertaker wouldn't have worked in WCW, it was a different set of fans. It was perfect for the cartoonish world of the WWF, yet WCW fans circa 1990 were a *very* different bunch. Remember, in 1990, WCW fans still had the Flair vs Steamboat series fresh in their minds. *That* was what WCW was about. WCW tried that Dungeon of Doom nonsense and The Yeti, and it blew. When WCW formulated the NWO storyline, it brought the company back to what it had been previously. WCW wasn't the place for The Undertaker, Papa Shango, and those types of things.

[@JadeOMalley]

Good vid Probably already been said in the comments but that’s a pic of Steve and Scott, not Brad.

[@joemckim1183]

I didn't realize that Road Dogg was backstage on the final Nitro in Panama City, FL. Looking at his wikipedia page he was released from WWE in January 2001.

[@nicholashurst780]

Raven before he was Raven vs Rob Van Dam before he was Rob Van Dam was probably one of the most gloriously awful matches ever to be on television and I gotta watch it

[@spokenwordillusions5756]

If you don't want to watch it, don't.

[@fumartinez]

No mention of Vinny Vegas?

[@GiantPantherTX]

Mike Awesome needs to be on here. WCW treated him like a big jobber then went on to set the wrestling world on fire in FMW & ECW. Why he'd fuck over ECW to go back to WCW beats the shit out of me! Eric Bischoff must've offered him a LOT of money; money that couldn't buy him dignity once the archbishop of talent bury Russo took over. 🤮

[@spokenwordillusions5756]

Do you want to have a pole match with VR, where you stick a pole up Vince Russo's ____?

[@elc1960]

Well, he was a big name in FMW and ECW before he was in WCW. But then WWF signed him for the Invasion angle and made him just another warm body taking up a roster spot, just like Mike Sanders.

[@quentinkaasa47]

Mike destroyed his body making peanuts before jumping ECW's sinking ship. At least when he was doing dangerous spots every match in WCW he was making some good money.

[@shooter7734]

Heyman wasn't paying his wrestlers by then He kept bouncing checks

[@wingmannj]

anyone remember watching 'mean mark'? one of taker's early iterations.

[@Filmation77]

Billy Gunn was in WCW?!?!?.. mind Blown

[@TheDruDogg84]

I had no clue that Kane was in wcw. But all the others I knew was in it. Btw I love the Death Valley ranger shirt

[@zanethind]

I never knew WCW had a Women's Cruiserweight Title hopefully we get that in the future 2K games. Tbh I didn't know some of these wrestled in WCW

[@adamdesanti6713]

I love how "most replayed" is 1:24. Right after the commercial. And then the next one is after a wrestler no-one cares about.