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**The One** · 08-01-2005, 02:45 PM

...TNA has lasted 3 years, and for most of that time it was Jarrett in the pilot seat.

If WCW was able to still get the investors, it could have made it. If Bischoff truely learned from his mistake of keeping the old guys on top too long, then he would have been able to make some real good moves. Everyone likes to talk about how WCW was a joke post '98...but don't forget, or maybe you wern't around to remember, WCW was a joke before. When WCW was made it was a joke. No one took them seriously. Bisch took helm of that sinking ship and made millions of dollars off it. And while Bischoff and Russo didn't really get along that well, I would love to see a WCW with the head writer being Russo and the head of the company being Bischoff. Eric isn't a guy who likes to play with goofy shit, and Russo has alot of ideas, 80% of which are crap, but if he can get someone more powerful then him to filter out that 80% the other 20% is real good.

Even without a major TV deal, they still could have done some more damage. Remember alot of the big players had their long term contracts with Time Warner...or AOL. Eric could have taken control of WCW, told guys like Hogan, Nash, and Goldberg to fuck off...and before you know it you would have a promotion where guys like Jarrett, Booker, and Steiner (who no one can deny was doing good work before WCW closed) main eventing. Also with ECW's collapse, he could have capitolized on that and brought in RVD, Dreamer, Rhino, Sabu, Sandman...now I realise alot of those guys wouldn't have returned to WCW, but the point is they could have done more with them then WWE ever ended up doing.

I think WCW's biggest problem was they never stopped seeing the competition as "The Big Two" when in reality after about 1998 it was simply "The Big One" and WCW was little more then what TNA is right now...if everyone at Creative in WCW could realise this, and start working from the ground up to once again get to that spot, with the history behind them and a few remaining loyal fans, I think they could certainly be in a position to start threatening WWE again for supremecy...it should be noted that I think WWE would still be doing better and the entire wrestling world as a whole would be happier.

08-01-2005, 02:45 PM	#10
The One Boss Posts: 17,611	...TNA has lasted 3 years, and for most of that time it was Jarrett in the pilot seat. If WCW was able to still get the investors, it could have made it. If Bischoff truely learned from his mistake of keeping the old guys on top too long, then he would have been able to make some real good moves. Everyone likes to talk about how WCW was a joke post '98...but don't forget, or maybe you wern't around to remember, WCW was a joke before. When WCW was made it was a joke. No one took them seriously. Bisch took helm of that sinking ship and made millions of dollars off it. And while Bischoff and Russo didn't really get along that well, I would love to see a WCW with the head writer being Russo and the head of the company being Bischoff. Eric isn't a guy who likes to play with goofy shit, and Russo has alot of ideas, 80% of which are crap, but if he can get someone more powerful then him to filter out that 80% the other 20% is real good. Even without a major TV deal, they still could have done some more damage. Remember alot of the big players had their long term contracts with Time Warner...or AOL. Eric could have taken control of WCW, told guys like Hogan, Nash, and Goldberg to fuck off...and before you know it you would have a promotion where guys like Jarrett, Booker, and Steiner (who no one can deny was doing good work before WCW closed) main eventing. Also with ECW's collapse, he could have capitolized on that and brought in RVD, Dreamer, Rhino, Sabu, Sandman...now I realise alot of those guys wouldn't have returned to WCW, but the point is they could have done more with them then WWE ever ended up doing. I think WCW's biggest problem was they never stopped seeing the competition as "The Big Two" when in reality after about 1998 it was simply "The Big One" and WCW was little more then what TNA is right now...if everyone at Creative in WCW could realise this, and start working from the ground up to once again get to that spot, with the history behind them and a few remaining loyal fans, I think they could certainly be in a position to start threatening WWE again for supremecy...it should be noted that I think WWE would still be doing better and the entire wrestling world as a whole would be happier.