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Gets Hardcore in the gym
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If Goldberg hadn't retired Bret Hart in 2000 would WCW still be in business?
Yea, that's right Gertner I copied your post
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Re-Branded
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Easy answer: No. And I don't think I even need to begin to elaborate on that point.
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Bret Hart has never been a draw in the U.S and WCW did no business outside of the U.S so no.
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Spammy Certified
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Spammy Certified
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If WCW Nitro moved to Tuesday nights in 1998 the might still be in business
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Gets Hardcore in the gym
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#7 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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No.
They were really bleeding money to the point even if the AOL-Time Warner merger never occurred, WCW would have been lucky to last another few years. Last edited by Emperor Smeat; 01-02-2013 at 09:38 PM. |
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EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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Honestly even if Bischoff and his group had succeeded in buying WCW they probably would have been out within 5 years because Bischoff could never successfully book anything that didn't rely on the novelty popularity of established stars, which at that point was yesterday's news.
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Y2KoTF
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Bret Hart getting a concussion wasn't the cause of WCW failing. So no.
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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WCW only made 3 stars (Goldberg, DDP, and Booker T) and they blew it with all of them. They killed Golberg, they waited too long on DDP, and it was too little too late by the time Booker T got the push.
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They're eating the dogs..
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What about Sting?
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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They made The Giant as well.
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Touche, Gerty.
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Y2KoTF
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Big Poppa Pump
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DIY MS FILMWORKS
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Yeah but I never would have imagined Steiner would have reached that level so late into his career. It seemed like he was just an amazing tag guy like the Road Warriors. As much as I fault WCW they did book Scott Steiner to be a monster heel and did it well. He was soooooo bad ass and that's what makes his WWE run disappointing.
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President of Freedonia
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First off, Bret is 55 years old. Even if his career didn't get suddenly ended, I highly doubt he'd still be a regular wrestler at this point. Not everybody is Flair and wants to work into their 60's and beyond.
Beyond that though, others have summed it up. WCW was already way into its downturn when Bret got injured. A lot say the slide started right after Starrcade 1997...I personally subscribe to the Finger Poke of Doom really being what started WCW's slide. Nash ending Goldberg's streak was fine, but to have him simply lay down for Hogan and give him the belt pretty much pissed away the entire streak angle. |
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Y2KoTF
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Y2KoTF
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#23 |
Narc stole my star
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Bret was US champ or some shit, its liek asking if ECW kept Mikey Whipwreck would the still be alive.
Dont remember Bret meaning anything to WCW. |
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#24 |
VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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nothing could save wcw.
If wcw was NOT losing money and was still doing fine in the ratings it would have got shelved anyway. Pro wrestling was not what AOL wanted to be associated with. Remember wcw was losing money for decades prior but yet it was kept around because of Ted Turner. No wrestler, angle or ppv could have kep wcw from dying. |
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#25 |
TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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Mikey Whipwreck isn't dead.
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Mas Vagina Porfavor
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No way, especially not the way WCW booked Bret Hart for his whole tenure there.
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