Best WCW wrestlers/characters?
 

So, I was watching the best of WCW Monday Nitro DVD and it really reminded me how great some of the WCW undercard was, especially some of the cruisers and smaller/faster/technical guys like Jericho, Eddie, etc.

What are some of your guys favorite lesser knowns from WCW that weren't in WWE after the purchase, guys that had some of the best WCW matches, characters/gimmicks (what little character dev/time they had), feuds, etc? Feel free to post videos too.

I always loved Psycosis for some reason. Had some good matches, cool moves and always loved his look/outfit/mask and the character (or lack thereof).

La Parka could have kicked ass in the Hardcore Division.....

I really thought Mark Jindrak and Mike Sanders were gonna be huge stars

Sanders was one of my faves during the dying days of WCW

Disco Inferno and Alex Wright

Always thought Natural Born Thrillers would be gold, especially Jindrak and O'Haire, oh and Mike Sanders. Always like Screamin' Norman.

The Disco Inferno

KRONIK!!!

In all honesty I did love Crowbar and Psycho David Flair.

MAXX PAYNE!!!

Jerry Fucking Flynn

Until Kevin Nash broke his streak, he's the only one that could take Bill Goldberg to the limit, which explained why he had so many matches against him.

This. I really loved them for some reason.

Also, when Scott Steiner became "Big Poppa Pump" and came out to do those promos in the ring...that was awesome.

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The Macho Man and this Hulk Hogan guy have something about them...

Berlyn was a great idea for a character (superior german athlete), Alex Wright was a good wrestler, it just didnt fit together. They should have gotten this guy to play Berlyn

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(Hell, they were already picking up WWE's scraps)

I thought the Jung Dragons were awesome, and who would have thought from 3 Count Shannon Moore would be the one still going strong.

I can't explain why - I just always liked Hugh Morrus

Blitzkrieg. No talk, just action.

I'll second Mike Sanders. He was awesome on the mic for such a young guy and I still wonder why he never showed up in WWE or TNA.

Sean O'Haire was always a very promising guy. He had a great look and was awesome in the ring for a big man. His gimmick in WWE looked like it was going to be awesome, but that went to shit pretty quickly. But I'm not telling you anything you don't already know.

The amazing tag team known as High Voltage

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Anything involving Meng ruled, as well as Screamin Norman Smiley.

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LOL Norman Smiley, YES!

I used to always watch his matched just waiting for him to break out "The Big Wiggle"

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lol how WCW went out of business is beyond me.


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Here's a gem. Glacier vs The Gambler


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Mike Sanders was in TNA in the real early days, nothing really came of it

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Loved Wrath and Mortis

Debut of Ernest The Cat Miller

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This cracks me up every time I see it:

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hahaha Nash did an interview a few years ago with Scott Hudson about how much shit they got in cause they were pissed drunk. Hall ended up getting forced into rehab.

Also, I firmly believe that the WCW Crusierweights were who got the crowds up and going for many of WCW's shows for a WHILE...especially the PPV's:

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Daffney, Crowbar, La Parka, Meng, Ultimo Dragon, Psicosis...so many others. I loved WCW for things like this.

Also the Demon, no matter what WWE.com thinks.

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Something about Nash nearly paralyzing himself jumping into the water as well, if we heard the same interview?

I'll go find it on youtube

Daffney.


Of course you can't forget the awesomeness that was Tokyo Magnum.
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PEPE!

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I really liked Bam Bam Bigelow's last run in WCW after he left ECW

Jersey Triad was Awesome

I'd go with Sean O'Haire. Also include Billy Kidman (during the Flock / especially post-Flock days).

To stay on topic, i was a mark for Prince Iaueka (sp?)... And Rick Steiner.

Yeah me too for some reason...

DDP as his original U.S. Title level gimmick, from the crowd into the crowd etc was great.

But if you want to talk undercard Jericho is your man. Imagine if they pushed him earlier and he didn't go to WWE. Might be a whole different ball game today.