WCW Main Eventers leading into the Invasion Angle - Page 2

**The Mackem** · 05-13-2008, 04:34 PM

Interesting, I guess Bagwell fit for the backstage segment (which is the first time I've seen that) but Lance Storm surely would have been better for the wrestling bit.

**The Mackem** · 05-13-2008, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesSteele

Have DDP vs Booker T on RAW instead of on SmackDown. These matches were all on the same week I believe.

Yeah but he had a programme with Taker and I guess they needed Angle and Austin to ruin the first wCw match.

**NeanderCarl** · 05-13-2008, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Class Act Carl

But perhaps the biggest WCW main eventer at the time they went under, that being Road Warrior Animal, didn't show up back in the WWE for years.

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Originally Posted by Rob

He never had a contract.

I would have gotten to that as soon as I'd finished extracting my tongue from my cheek.

**Rob** · 05-13-2008, 06:31 PM

Oh I knew it was a joke. Just didn't know if people knew he was under contract or not.

**The Mackem** · 05-14-2008, 05:03 PM

He didn't have a contract with WCW? Just turned up to beat the cruiserweights?

**NeanderCarl** · 05-14-2008, 09:29 PM

Yeah. Didn't even get paid. He just used to show up for a laugh.

For his efforts, WCW would foot his snack bill (mostly Pringles) and tanning sessions.

**The Mackem** · 05-15-2008, 02:27 AM

Sounds like a blast, eating crisps whilst burning your body to a crisp.

**KingofKings** · 05-21-2008, 10:45 AM

I saw on a video that WWE wanted to c arry on the wCw brand on its own, but they couldnt get the tv deals at the time to do it wen wCw first went under, they then managed to get the tv deals but vince thought it was too late to bring it back and instead created the programmes like heat and that.

As for the invasion angle, it didnt work because 1) the biggest names in wCw didnt want to wrestle 2) Vince just wanted to burry every wCw star that wrestled on WWE so they were never credible opponents and everyone knew that, the wrestlers included.
I watched an interview with Sting and he siad the only reason why he didnt go to WWE was because he didnt want his history and the work he had done to get to where he was today ruined by vince, becuase he knew vince job him to WWE stars. He used booker T as an example, he said he turned on raw one night and Rock was stood with booker T taking the piss out of him sayin he didnt know who he was, and Sting said that was unfair because Booker was a great wrestler and didnt deserve that.

It basically didnt work because of Vince's ego!

**NeanderCarl** · 05-22-2008, 04:55 PM

Shit, someone better rewrite the book.

**The Mackem** · 05-23-2008, 08:02 AM

If Sting thought Booker T was treated badly, I wonder what he thought of poor DDP.

**The One** · 05-24-2008, 10:16 PM

I still maintain that DDP had the potential to be huge...but then he cut that promo at King of the Ring and Stephanie felt the style was "too early 90's" and he got to job out to Sara Undertaker. Not that it's the end of the world given the context of the match, but from that to a motivational speaker coaching European Champion Christian? I mean I LOVE Christian, and thought he should be doing better, but DDP was a former WCW World Champ, and they just let him fester not even in midcard hell, but lower midcard super hell.

**Savio** · 05-29-2008, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by KingofKings

I saw on a video that WWE wanted to c arry on the wCw brand on its own, but they couldnt get the tv deals at the time to do it wen wCw first went under, they then managed to get the tv deals but vince thought it was too late to bring it back and instead created the programmes like heat and that.

Yeah he signed a deal with TNN that he would be exclusive to their network excluding for smackdown!

05-21-2008, 10:45 AM	#48
KingofKings Junior Member Posts: 72	I saw on a video that WWE wanted to c arry on the wCw brand on its own, but they couldnt get the tv deals at the time to do it wen wCw first went under, they then managed to get the tv deals but vince thought it was too late to bring it back and instead created the programmes like heat and that. As for the invasion angle, it didnt work because 1) the biggest names in wCw didnt want to wrestle 2) Vince just wanted to burry every wCw star that wrestled on WWE so they were never credible opponents and everyone knew that, the wrestlers included. I watched an interview with Sting and he siad the only reason why he didnt go to WWE was because he didnt want his history and the work he had done to get to where he was today ruined by vince, becuase he knew vince job him to WWE stars. He used booker T as an example, he said he turned on raw one night and Rock was stood with booker T taking the piss out of him sayin he didnt know who he was, and Sting said that was unfair because Booker was a great wrestler and didnt deserve that. It basically didnt work because of Vince's ego! Last edited by KingofKings; 05-21-2008 at 10:47 AM.

05-13-2008, 04:34 PM	#41
The Mackem VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT Posts: 38,940	Interesting, I guess Bagwell fit for the backstage segment (which is the first time I've seen that) but Lance Storm surely would have been better for the wrestling bit.

05-13-2008, 06:31 PM	#44
Rob Part time poster Posts: 22,963	Oh I knew it was a joke. Just didn't know if people knew he was under contract or not.

05-14-2008, 05:03 PM	#45
The Mackem VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT Posts: 38,940	He didn't have a contract with WCW? Just turned up to beat the cruiserweights?

05-14-2008, 09:29 PM	#46
NeanderCarl That's Not My Name Posts: 9,086	Yeah. Didn't even get paid. He just used to show up for a laugh. For his efforts, WCW would foot his snack bill (mostly Pringles) and tanning sessions.

05-15-2008, 02:27 AM	#47
The Mackem VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT Posts: 38,940	Sounds like a blast, eating crisps whilst burning your body to a crisp.

05-22-2008, 04:55 PM	#49
NeanderCarl That's Not My Name Posts: 9,086	Shit, someone better rewrite the book.

05-23-2008, 08:02 AM	#50
The Mackem VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT Posts: 38,940	If Sting thought Booker T was treated badly, I wonder what he thought of poor DDP.

05-24-2008, 10:16 PM	#51
The One Boss Posts: 17,611	I still maintain that DDP had the potential to be huge...but then he cut that promo at King of the Ring and Stephanie felt the style was "too early 90's" and he got to job out to Sara Undertaker. Not that it's the end of the world given the context of the match, but from that to a motivational speaker coaching European Champion Christian? I mean I LOVE Christian, and thought he should be doing better, but DDP was a former WCW World Champ, and they just let him fester not even in midcard hell, but lower midcard super hell.