10 WWE Stars Who FLOPPED In WCW

[@flmbyz]

I’d make a big case that Madusa deserves a spot on this list. For as famous as she disposed of the title, exclaiming WCW was where the real women played. As such, she got pitted into a rivalry where she was never able to win the Women’s Title, which was only held by one person: Akira Hokuto. Where their feud ended with Madusa being forced to “retire” and then being relegated to nothing more than a glorified valet for the rest of her run in the company. Of course, WCW was the absolute worst promotion for women wrestlers as they clearly showed they had no idea how to build them as performers or write them into the show.

[@MovieEnvy]

She won the cruiserweight title too.

[@cgsweat]

Retiring Madusa was the final nail in the coffin for WCW's women's competition.

[@butchvito]

Women's wrestling in the 90's wasn't over with fans anywhere during the 90's, at least not in the US. Medusa was the only consistent legit female wrestler in both WCW and WWF aside from the talent they would bring in from Japan. Who else could Medusa work with? I can't name 5 female wrestlers from that era. You can't blame WCW creative for Medusa not being utilized like you think she should have.

[@flmbyz]

@@butchvito Malia Hosaka, Chigusa Nagayo, Akira Hokuto, Bull Nakano, & Rhonda Singh, all of which were on the WCW roster, and could have been developed if they were given the opportunity. Sadly, she had more relevant rivalries and excellent marches with Nakano & Singh in WWF.

[@philiptucker7590]

Damn dude…..I haven’t heard the name Akira Hokuto in SOOOOOOO long, brings back some old school memories 😭

[@michaellyden2580]

Only in WCW would a run that includes winning the United States, Tag Team, and World Heavyweight Championships, be considered a Flop.

[@optimus2008]

The booking sucked big time.

[@tafua_a]

Those US title runs weren't great, and by the time he won the World Heavyweight Championship, Starrcade '99 was around the corner. So yeah, especially compared to his WWF run, that was a flop

[@Larry-dq4ig]

Flop isn't the right word but poor booking is a better descriptive.

[@mkultrax5]

Marty was the only guy Jericho didn't insult when he announced the participants in the cruiserweight battle royal

[@chrisbreezy3048]

For a long time, I never realized that Brother Bruti was The Disciple since the sunglasses and facial hair disguised him. Warrior's comment about him being Hogan's barber was a dead giveaway, though. As for Jannetty, his biggest contribution to WCW, imo, was being defeated by Jericho before the future Y2J decided to read off his list of 1,004 holds.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Number one: Arm drag Number two: Armbar Number three: The the moss covered, three handled family grudunzle

[@Bsfnelz20]

Seriously I think he fooled everyone

[@moopert86]

The Warrior's run in WCW was legendary. He turned the log roll into a devastating move!

[@garyblackburn3080]

The log roll...lol. i hate it.

[@moopert86]

Second most memorable spot in that match. Only behind botching the fireball@@garyblackburn3080

[@garyblackburn3080]

@@moopert86 oh i know....i just hate that it was lol

[@khaledgee]

Bret wasn’t flopped in wcw

[@markant9534]

And got beaten by Hogan with ease.

[@colton624]

I think my biggest takeaway from this video is that WCW had really ridiculous stipulations

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

And these were pre-Russo

[@thebrandolorian9037]

What I thought was intresting in the Jannetty tweet, he said "the first time I made a man disappear...". So unless he has a side hustle as a magician, there are other bodies out there. He needs to answer some questions about this storyline.

[@exploderwrestlingpodcast2721]

You could kind of argue the same for John Tenta and Big Boss Man. Both were featured really well in the WWF (Boss Man before and after his WCW runs) and were just another guy in WCW.

[@period8705]

Let us never forget that David Arquette and Vince Russo both won the big gold belt in WCW and Scott Hall never did.

[@LordProteus]

Scott Hall never being Champ was just ridiculous.

[@michaellyden2580]

3:10 That's actually not true: Bobo Brazil won the WWWF United States Heavyweight Championship 7 times back in the 60's and early 70's.

[@robertclark2253]

I'm going through the comment section and seen your comment and if it looks like I copied you it was purely coincidence .

[@vinylhorror]

I doubt Tammy Stych was let go from the company for “Misusing” drugs. I’m sure she knew good & well how they worked

[@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living]

😂😂😂

[@ImChris4]

Drugs are great

[@sanzmarc07]

Adam pacitti makes every video way better

[@HarmlessChildren]

Him and Riley Reid

[@12345Yeah]

He really doesnt

[@DwayneIsK1NG]

@@HarmlessChildren not bad

[@bandywallop]

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[@DeeJayPark]

​@@bandywallop that's what she said

[@heisensaul5538]

Ok I do have to say something about Bret Hart's debut. When he debuted at Starrcade 1997, he wasn't able to wrestle (non-compete clause). So that's we he was a special guest ref.

[@jasonking3182]

Hot take, WcW was more unsafe than WWF and it’s a miracle that multiple people didn’t die in some of there insane cage in a cage match’s. I am not say WWF was a poster for safety, but WCW was lucky that no one died on camera.

[@cgsweat]

Sting pulled an "Owen Hart" drop from the rafters more times than I can count. Either luck was on his side or WCW had a better safety crew.

[@bryannicholls200]

@cgsweat luck was definitely on Stings side on at least 1 occasion as before Sting was to make 1 of his drop down entrances the stunt coordinators noticed that the clasp to the harness was connected wrong just before Sting was to make the jump from the rafters.This was before Owens tragic death, Stings life was definitely saved that day. ( If I find the video I saw the information from I will link it )

[@stevegallo8483]

WCW only brought Ultimate Warrior in so Hogan could get his win back from their Wrestlemania match.

[@joemomma3208]

Marty Jannetty, Brutus Beefcake, Earthquake, Tugboat, Virgil, Curt Henning, just you Name a few.

[@chrisbutler1668]

Calling "Virgil" and "Brutus Beefcake" stars is the equivalent to calling a supernova a wet fart.

[@filthiestfish]

Ray Traylor

[@KruelAidMan]

Hennig's run was solid.

[@Boomhauer89]

Mr. Perfect's WCW run was decent. He won US title & tag team title with Barry Windham.

[@robertclark2253]

Virgil's 2 biggest claims to fame were being Ted DiBiase's bodyguard and winning the Million Dollar belt from DiBiase after that he went nowhere .

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

Hell, this should be a Top 20 list due simply to the fact that The Ultimate Warrior could get ten spots all on his own.

[@robertclark2253]

Obviously Cultaholic don't count titles in WWE before it became WWF because if they did they would know the WWWF had it's own version of the US title from breaking off from the NWA in 1963 to 1976 . This title was held by Bobo Brazil , he was the first and last holder another thing he had it on 7 occasions and was the first African-American singles champion in WWWF/WWF/WWE . Other champions include John Barend and The Sheik .

[@josephlorenz6703]

Has anyone ever addressed the possibility that Bret Hart may have been the victim of Kevin Nash on behalf of triple H and Michaels?

[@MentalLiberation]

As in, the Kliq strikes again, between two major organizations? There is....logic....in what you say....

[@crazyjim9380]

It seems doubtful. For all Bret's issues with Shawn, he and Nash never seemed to have a problem and he was one of the few top WCW stars who was actually interested in working with Bret. They were supposed to main event an NBC special in 1999 but Owen's death caused those plans to fall through.

[@alanguages]

Not likely, as Nash and Hall did not give two shits about others, but making the best amount for themselves. Focusing on Bret would get them nowhere, but take away making deals for themselves. Honestly, Bischoff really had no idea what to do with Bret. Creatively, WCW sucked.

[@novelknowledge]

Nash didn't have time to worry about WWF, Brett and HBK were feuding on and off of camera aggressively for a year maybe 2.

[@Big.Stepper.]

Good point

[@nbarealtalker]

Ahmed Johnson was my first favourite wrestler. He’s gotta honestly be one of the biggest “what if” wrestlers of all time. He had it all but was just too hard headed and too hard to work with. Back in the 90s, it would’ve been epic to put the belt on him. But he couldn’t talk and couldn’t stop hurting everyone…including himself.

[@IAmToDd6691]

I did not realize Brutus was the Disciple in WCW. Now I definitely see it.

[@medicinemansworld6462]

Honorable mention to Dizzy Hogan....not WCW but still another classic Beefer gimmick in his early days.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Jim Neidhart at least had a few decent matches in wcw the problem seemed to be the booking and the guy in charge of paying the performers

[@jeremywilliams5141]

1. Rick Martel 2. The Quebecers/Amazing French Canadians 3.Greg Valentine

[@nathanmiller8213]

Martel was really kinda making an impact when he was included in the feud with Booker T, but then he got injured. But I don't know that Martel got wasted or flopped, it was just bad luck

[@anonamatron]

How could you skip Barry Darsow's Mr. Hole In One evil golfer gimmick?

[@aaronhurst4379]

Tbf I love Bret's promo work in WCW, his El Dandy promos being particular highlights

[@jb888888888]

I'll never forgive Goldberg for keeping us from seeing the classic barn burner to end all barn burners: Bret Hart vs El Dandy.

[@barryparker4733]

If Hulk was the Golden Goose, Brutus was the Bronze Duck

[@DanielThomasHutton]

He wishes he was a bronze duck, more like a copper chicken or a tin quail

[@Quartzquiz333]

@@DanielThomasHutton Paper Pigeon is more like it.

[@gawainecowans2474]

I mean… If we look at Bret’s run in WCW from a kayfabe slant… It wasn’t bad at all! 2 world titles, a tag team run and 4 US titles. And he locked up with performers we wouldn’t have got the chance to wrestle with in WWF.

[@TomLifesTooShort]

I wonder if in 20 years theyll be a video "10 WWE Stars that FLOPPED in AEW"

[@khesipresents1885]

20? lol..more like 5 years

[@seannewberry7941]

Probably not even that long.

[@redbattle5355]

Who's pretty much flopping in AEW because I lost count of so many amount of wrestlers there

[@Quartzquiz333]

Let's be honest, is Tye Dillinger doing any better in AEW than he was in WWE? Or Jack Swagger?

[@bradcarver8127]

Andrade sucks

[@jeanpaulsinatra]

2:51: Torrie Wilson, Buff Bagwell, Robert Gibson

[@robertclark2253]

Aren't you forgetting Mr Hole In One in the Barry Darsow segment and don't even get me started on one of the biggest WWF/WWE flops in WCW history Fred 'Typhoon/Shockmaster' Ottman .

[@treesprit8436]

Would really like to see WCW in 2022.... Really miss this company

[@Themando24]

Wcw 2022 version Main eventers Rey mysterio Eddie guerrero Chris benoit Chris jericho Billy kidman maybe Kevin steen

[@pooldead7712]

Wcw wouldn't be around even if they didn't go head to head with wwe, there was so many reasons why wcw isn't around, the right company stayed as if wcw won the popularity of wrestling would be even worth then today and there be Major company(s) for them to show the world what they can do, in American atleast.

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

@@Themando24 question how does Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit stay alive, if WCW were still in business today.

[@mjbaroma]

it's AEW

[@proxjayant]

at start wcw did pretty awesome but later they collapsed bcoz of so many wrong decisions

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Problem with Ahmed Johnson in WCW was that he came with alot of extra weight and couldn't move properly in the ring. Luckely, after only a few weeks, WCW made one of rare right decisions at the time and sent Johnson and most of the Harlem Heat 2000, with sole exception of Stevie Ray (who did take an extended hiatus of almost an year from WCW after it), packing.

[@BoereViking]

Anybody else a Ahmed Johnson fan back in the 90s?

[@garyblackburn3080]

I liked him for a good laugh....his 80s yellin promos cracked me up

[@crazyjim9380]

Yup. Loved his intensity.

[@spookerredmenace3950]

but how many would have flopped in WCW if Hogan and Hall and Nash didnt keep pulling the THAT WILL NOT WORK FOR ME BROTHER!! card

[@khesipresents1885]

Same shit happening now with roman and Brock Lesnar.....at least there are two world titles but still

[@Quartzquiz333]

Honky Tonk Man was the first person I thought of.

[@roderickmayo9013]

Wait...HTM was there???

[@AFMountaineer2000]

@@roderickmayo9013 exactly what I was thinking

[@adamprice3466]

I remember the hype for Brett Hart coming to WCW was hige, we were all duper excited. Then it just fizzled out quickly.

[@omt4293]

Kind of surprised Honky Tonk Man was not on this list. He didn’t do much either when he was there.

[@nathanmiller8213]

Though by 1994, when HTM signed, he wasn't a huge name-Rhythm & Blues, the UWF fiasco and 3 years in the Indys kinda faded the luster.

[@Will008]

I remember New Jack saying it in an interview one time that “If you’re a BLACK wrestler, you gotta bring it!“… and he was absolutely right.

[@AllTheWeirdestProject]

I always thought it was ironic that a company forbid blading, but held a PPV called Uncensored.

[@robertjones9595]

5 years for now you'll be doing a top 10 WWE stars who flopped in AEW

[@KruelAidMan]

Maybe. But 5 years from now you'll definitely still be screeching about the existence of AEW!

[@leonardoantonini4464]

Top 100 at this rate! I could already name a dozen of them!

[@yosoyflips]

It's probably a common saying, but i really hope the joke about Jake Roberts' luck is a reference to the song 'Born Under A Bad Sign'

[@nathanmiller8213]

Seeing Honky Tonk Man listed a lot in the comments - gotta disagree, HTMs peak relevance was from the mid to late 80s, the Rhythm & Blues joke tag team, the UWF fiasco and a number of years in the Indys really killed his heat. As for the list- Jannetty, coming off the New Rockers job team and his ECW run hadn't really been a name in years, and Neidhart was past his prime. Johnson was 5 years past his high point. But DBS, Hart and Warrioe are certainly apt (and, I suppose Darsow, who was a huge example of "If you can't use the persona that made him a big name, be wary of signing").

[@miroslavtomic7038]

The only reason Sunny was ever in WCW was because her real life boyfriend Chris Candido was working there. Luckely for both, their tenure in WCW lasted only for couple of months. Candido did, however, manage to become a one time WCW Cruiserweight Champion during this time.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Bret Hart was also a three time US Champion, all won in 1998, and a one time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, besides his Tag Team title reign with Goldberg. But he was right from the beginning. The only reason he flopped in WCW was because WCW had only one single use for him - to rub it in Vince's face that they got him after Montreal Screwjob. After the fuss over Montreal went mostly forgotten after few months, Hart was stuck in WCW with neither side having any real plans.

[@superkid12345]

All they needed to do with Bret was give him a mic. If they let him shoot promo on WWE and Vince, he would have been mega over. The fans already had sympathy for him, he could have been the top guy to go after Hogan and the NWO. But that would require Hogan's sign off so......

[@crazyjim9380]

Yeah, they could have had him cut one of his dry-ass promos and put the home viewers to sleep before they had a chance to change the channel over to RAW.

[@xxAlchem1stxx]

The picture of Lex and Razor lifting Brett is everything

[@briansickboy]

I never even knew Ahmed Johnson went to WCW

[@Rocker-kr9nu]

Bulldogs had a good Main Event Run 1993, he was no Flop and most of WCWs Power Plant Wrestlers where Mega Flops, WCW only created 2 Stars Goldberg and DDP. Sting was a Star in the NWA before.

[@stevenpagnani7005]

I'd like to know how Bret failed when he was their triple crown champion. Honorable mentions. Meng barbarian Jim Duggan

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

Bret didn't flop so much as 1) WCW didn't know what to do with him 2) WCW didn't want to do anything with most people (other than Hogan) 3) tried to make him an actual hitman 4) he got injured, so it's not really he didn't get success

[@LordRain1031]

Marty claiming he "made someone disappear" at the age of 13? I believe that almost as much as I believe in Windigos. 🙄😒🤦‍♂️🤯🔫

[@jackadams3587]

Beefcake - not a star Jannetty - not a star Neidhart - not a star Darsow - eh maybe, demolition did get some good pops when they were faces

[@Scaramanga7]

Hole in one Darsow was magic!

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

I don’t believe I’m saying this, but Beefcake was a star, and is remembered by casual wrestling fans, and also somehow got to main event Summerslam as much as people make fun of them beefcake was a star at one point.

[@cengiztemi8713]

Warrior's promo went 15 minutes too long? The promo was 15 minutes. Do you mean he shouldn't have done a promo at all?

[@mike302213]

Love him or hate him. The ratings for Warrior's debut WCW promo were off the charts. Thats not an opinion. It's an absolute fact. The booking and how things worked out with the rest of his wcw run, that's an entirely different story.

[@tonyo2675]

Heck Bret shouldve been like at least #3 on the list. His run was horrific from his high-run in WWE

[@M-7412]

Another one for the list is the Honky Tonk Man. He was only there for a few months and only had a feud with Johnny B.Badd.

[@michaelscriver5395]

Always good buck

[@chrisbelos2834]

Brett Hart didn't flop, he was a great heel and had decent matches. people just hated seeing him as a heel that's all there is to it. Smokey the cat knows.

[@G.MONEY.]

Thank you guys for not saying "FIRST". I hate that.

[@stombstone]

In what world is 1 Tag Team title & 4 US titles & 2 WCW titles a flop!?

[@padraigmuldoon4266]

You left out that British Bulldog as completely off his face his entire wcw run in 1998

[@davidcollinsjr4288]

"Headliners' Club" >>> "Millionaire's Club" for the same purpose

[@LordRain1031]

One more side note I'm noticing. "WCW....where legends go to fade away into obscurity!" 🙄😒🤦‍♂️

[@imsljr420]

Wrestlers from WCW that flopped in WWE was because they weren't good enough. But...WWE wrestlers that flopped in WCW is because WCW didn't know how to use them....or at least that's what the belief is.

[@andrewstaples7544]

Most Wrestler from WCW became top mid carders and main event stars

[@Jesseface94]

I don't know if it's the high waisted trunks, but Ahmed Johnson's top half looks too 'short' somehow.

[@bigtmac23]

Right out the gate, Hart.... that not his fault that all Eric fault and vince did tell him " I can't pay you, you might need to go to wcw" then Goldberg happen

[@markellzey1531]

Ahmed Johnson flopped in WWE also.... Also, Ed Leslie owns the IP for Brutus Beefcake, not WWE per Eric Bischoff. He just chose to not use it in WCW for whatever reason.

[@crazyjim9380]

He didn't flop in WWF. He was a pretty big star there for about a year and a half before his attitude rubbed everybody the wrong way and he was buried and shown the door.

[@Carolinafan85]

Its a shame Goldberg ended brets career , he would be an icon right now if he just played along with vince and agreed to lose to shawn in montreal and stayed in WWF

[@maxcady360]

I wasn't even aware that Marty was in WCW.

[@ADAM_COLLECTS]

Flopped, yeah, did poorly, well, Jake the Snake didn’t do as well as he had hoped financially but, i am sure he made more than a mechanic and was working less days a week

[@DavidR-hx2it]

Tammy "Sunny" Sytch or whatever you call her is not a Star, or even remotely a legit WWE Hall of Famer. Chyna should've been inducted into the WWE hall of Fame way before Sunny or instead. It's still annoying that even in 2022 Chyna has not been inducted into the WWE hall of Fame by herself without being considered part of a group. Sunny on the other hand is still a hall of famer despite how she seems to get arrested almost on a monthly basis.

[@superkid12345]

does anyone else see the similarities in these terrible 90s wcw gimmicks and the gimmicks WWE are giving the NXT 2.0 talent?

[@junkscorpion7011]

Only person I really felt bad for was Marty Janetty I feel he could've least became U.S. champion definitely could've been multiple tv champion oh well such is life.

[@jpbart1390]

the steiner brothers did ok in the wwf before moving to wcw.

[@fanonfrenzy3809]

there's so much this guy got wrong. I heard hayman took advantage of sunny and her hubby just for example. Least according to Corny.

[@turtlehead2]

Number 1 Bret Shart

[@BenJohnson0531]

If you’re going to make a tired, lame joke, at least make it a pun by place Bret Shart at Number 2.

[@turtlehead2]

@@BenJohnson0531 well played. We’re you named after that sprinter that was on steroids? You’d be a lot cooler if you were.

[@devious187]

Ahmed Johnson probably could have been champ too, he was super over in 96. If only he'd have had a better attitude... And if only anyone could've understood what the hell he was shouting in his indecipherable promos... And if only he could wrestle lol

[@walterreed7639]

You skipped Darsow's PGA Tour gimmick from Saturday Night.

[@colonelrobertsjr.7882]

Hole in One!! That was a hot mess as well!!

[@robertclark2253]

They also missed one of the biggest WWF flops in WCW history Fred 'Typhoon/Shockmaster' Ottman . He was doing well as Tugboat in singles action and was tag team champion with Earthquake but when he went to WCW well we all know what happened there .

[@nickmontoya3001]

How about a top 10 stars who flopped in (wcw or wwe) left but returned as a true superstar

[@piggpigg5007]

No one makes list like cultaholic

[@yell0wberry]

I don’t think Roddy Piper’s reign in WCW was much better either. The Honkytonk man was much more popular in WWE than he was coming to WCW.

[@tictattat3485]

make 10 WWE stars who flopped in AEW

[@roderickmayo9013]

No clue Marty was there either

[@MaximusJohal]

Brutus should have kept his Barber Gimmick.

[@seanjones7339]

Only thing party Marty killed was his career

[@360whiplash]

Ted Dibiase should have made the list.

[@heisensaul5538]

Dibiase was only a manger in WCW though. I don't think he ever wrestled for the company. And to be fair when they did have him as the money man behind the NWO, he was pretty good in that role.

[@Quartzquiz333]

@@heisensaul5538 He didn't wrestle. He retired due to a neck injury.

[@heisensaul5538]

@@Quartzquiz333 Yes, but I still wouldnt call his run in WCW as a total failure. I think he was a pretty underrated as a heel manager tbh.

[@Quartzquiz333]

@@heisensaul5538 I didn't think it was a failure

[@kastore9364]

And his Money Inc partner, Mike Rotunda.

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@WhiteyMcCrackersonVirgin]

Kerry King and Neidhart are twins separated at birth

[@scottishjp5082]

Johnstone wasn't a massive star in wwf he was someone who wasn't believable and couldn't break out the mid card

[@oldheadperspective]

Warrior coming to WCW lead for the greatest stable in wrestling to be created. The One Warrior Nation oWn

[@blind-sidelocc6052]

Now we can do this about WWE wrestlers Flopping in AEW. 😁💯👎🏾

[@Waltherppk78]

Bret the absolute Goat 🐐

[@17thN.O]

Ahmed "Marcellus Wiley" Johnson.

[@Gazowen-qz5xy]

Ahmed Johnson should of been bigger but complained about everything and his own worst enemy

[@martinrubio3084]

Rip jim neidhart

[@meztizo_americano86]

Number 1 should be Ric Flair I mean he literally Flopped after a few chest chops

[@steveirvinejr1672]

Bret hart

[@Nbflowers1989]

I'm here for it!