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Originally Posted by Nowhere Man
What did I like about WCW? The fact that it was the last federation to truly appreciate the art of professional wrestling. Even with the idiotic booking of Ole Anderson and the nefarious politics of Hogan and his ilk, in WCW the wrestling itself always held more importance than the storyline (until Russo came along) Sure, the hogging of the main event scene sucked, but the midcard almost always packed outstanding matches (hell, I rarely ever watched a Nitro main event unless Sting or Goldberg [yeah, sue me] was in it)
The WCW/NWA World Heavyweight Title (before Russo got his mits on it) had a long, rich history, held by some of the greatest wrestlers of all time. The promotion had its own deep history and sense of tradition, which was something Vince McMahon never offered. Its wrestling actually meant something, not just a 5-minute stall until someone hits their finisher. Even if they were overlooked by the bookers and management, many of its workers were brilliant and dedicated to perfecting their craft. There's a lot of crap to sift through, but looking at the workers there, you could see talent in its earliest and most exciting form. That's why I always tuned in for the first two hours of Nitro, usually without flipping to Raw until the last hour.
Despite all of its faults (and there were tons of them), WCW was the last bastion for a dying art. And when it died, the art in wrestling died with it.
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For a person who calls himself "Nowhere Man", you're going somewhere with this.
This, is why I miss WCW as well...
but if you wanna itemize it:
DDP and his ability to pull Diamond Cutters from anywhere (is that Lift & Cutter move from Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain a DDP move?)
Chris Kanyon, both as the "Innovator of Offense" and definitely "Positively Kanyon"... you know, the DDP/Kanyon match reminded me too much of DDP/Undertaker... it was kinda lame, the way Kanyon got his comeuppance...considering how bloody hilarious Kanyon was doing the DDP impersonation.
Lance Storm and his "Canadian" belts.
the ORIGINAL 3-man nWo
Scott Hall's entrance to WCW promo: "...for 'Billionare Ted', for the 'NA-CHO MANNN' (Savage voice), and for anyone else in... uhhh... 'Dubya-See-Dubya', a-huh-huh!"
Goldberg's streak
Chris Jericho and his hilarious feuds. The thought of Chris Jericho facing Raven is still hilarious to me...
The cruiserweight division towards the end of WCW's run
Booker T's return to WCW towards the end of WCW's run...
...the list goes on.