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Post by Jindrak Mark on Jul 11, 2022 13:59:09 GMT -5
Remember when Hugh Morrus dropped the Hugh G. Rection name and got a pretty big push towards the end? He killed Lance Storm's short-lived push and won the US title. The weirdest thing was on Nitro the next night when they had most of the roster including Goldberg come out to put him over and tell him he deserved it. It was treated like a long awaited big time feel-good moment but I don't recall many people over the years asking for a Hugh Morrus push.
"Above Average" Mike Sanders. The name itself is a self own, basically calling yourself pretty good at best. I always thought he's one of the people who prove that there's a difference between being a good talker and being hugely charismatic. He could talk till the cows came home but it was never particularly entertaining or interesting. WCW though seemed to think they had their own Rock on their hands with the amount of mic time they were giving him in their dying days.
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Post by Sephiroth on Jul 11, 2022 14:32:22 GMT -5
They had Meng/Haku score a bunch of big wins, seemingly prepping him for a big push-then demoted him to the hardcore title, which he promptly carried off to the WWF and was never even mentioned again.
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Post by chronocross on Jul 11, 2022 15:06:00 GMT -5
I remember Kwee-Wee getting a push as a challenger to Mike Sanders and the Cruiserweight title at Mayhem 2000 but was unsuccessful.
They were pretty high on Jason Jett (EZ Money from ECW) at the tail end of WCW as he got a win at the last PPV Greed.
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Post by Honeybear Lyder on Jul 11, 2022 15:41:31 GMT -5
Shane Helms, but he deserved it.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jul 11, 2022 16:45:53 GMT -5
After months of pushing Mark Jindrak & Sean O'Haire and Shawn Stasiak & Chuck Palumbo as the established tag teams of the Natural Born Thrillers, somehow it was Palumbo & O'Haire that ended up with the tag titles, flat out squashing Totally Buff (Lex Luger & Buff Bagwell) on the last WCW PPV and taking the titles to the WWF for the Invasion.
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Post by carter 15 on Jul 11, 2022 17:03:14 GMT -5
Yeah, General Rection did get pretty over though. Once MIA broke up he eventually returned to Hugh Morrus and they were trying him in that character in the upper card as a face towards the end.
Out of MIA came Chavos first serious push as a singles guy too, he was the cruiser champ heel stalwart, WWE used him very similarly at one point as well.
Shane Helms already mentioned, had a brand new theme song based on his finisher that got over really quick, think i remember random women coming out with him every entrance.
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Post by Hypnosis on Jul 11, 2022 17:04:50 GMT -5
Prince Iaukea after he became "The Artist".
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Post by Ryushinku on Jul 11, 2022 17:54:03 GMT -5
Mainly why Lance Storm speaks well of his time in WCW.
Just happened to catch Russo's eye, got a nice push, won titles, good tv time, some good matches, and wasn't there long enough before it folded to get jaded with the company and/or jobbed into oblivion.
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Post by Sephiroth on Jul 11, 2022 18:59:36 GMT -5
Mainly why Lance Storm speaks well of his time in WCW. Just happened to catch Russo's eye, got a nice push, won titles, good tv time, some good matches, and wasn't there long enough before it folded to get jaded with the company and/or jobbed into oblivion. In the alternate timeline where WCW survives, Lance Storm becomes the first #1 contender to Booker T |
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Post by carter 15 on Jul 11, 2022 21:14:12 GMT -5
I think i remember Storm versing Booker T for the WCW title on a Nitro. Guy was pushed to a great run in WCW, he had a great spot and it certainly wasn’t short lived.
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Post by GodzillaIsMyMonster on Jul 11, 2022 23:40:18 GMT -5
Lance Storm getting a big push in WCW is still so weird to me. I mean I could have seen it in some earlier eras. But this was Russo.
But here he was, having bangers every week and winning every title. And it worked!
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Jul 12, 2022 0:19:06 GMT -5
After months of pushing Mark Jindrak & Sean O'Haire and Shawn Stasiak & Chuck Palumbo as the established tag teams of the Natural Born Thrillers, somehow it was Palumbo & O'Haire that ended up with the tag titles, flat out squashing Totally Buff (Lex Luger & Buff Bagwell) on the last WCW PPV and taking the titles to the WWF for the Invasion. The story going around, at least at the time, was utterly wasn't meant to be a squash. It was meant to be a longer match putting the young guys over, but Totally Buff were at their most unprofessional and just lay down early. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 12, 2022 1:03:51 GMT -5
Mainly why Lance Storm speaks well of his time in WCW. Just happened to catch Russo's eye, got a nice push, won titles, good tv time, some good matches, and wasn't there long enough before it folded to get jaded with the company and/or jobbed into oblivion. Which is extra funny because Storm can't stand Russo. Apparently, they had only actually spoken twice in his time in WCW, and both had him disagreeing heavily with Russo. First meeting, his very first pitch, he suggested Storm be Bischoff's illegitimate son because "you both have that look of arrogance". Storm and Eric both shot it down. Second of the two meetings was Russo suggesting Storm's group be called, CWO, for "Canadian World Organization", as a joke that the Canadians get it wrong. Storm pointed out the group wasn't a comedy act and that it'd just make them look like idiots, so he got Russo to agree to "Team Canada" and keeping it simple. |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jul 12, 2022 5:41:59 GMT -5
Lance Storm getting a big push in WCW is still so weird to me. I mean I could have seen it in some earlier eras. But this was Russo. But here he was, having bangers every week and winning every title. And it worked! I will defend this Storm run to my dying day. WCW somehow understood that Lance's gimmick is great wrestler, boring person. 'If I could be serious for a minute' is a great catchphrase, probably the last one in WCW history. And renaming the belts? I loved this run |
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 12, 2022 6:03:46 GMT -5
Lance Storm getting a big push in WCW is still so weird to me. I mean I could have seen it in some earlier eras. But this was Russo. But here he was, having bangers every week and winning every title. And it worked! I will defend this Storm run to my dying day. WCW somehow understood that Lance's gimmick is great wrestler, boring person. 'If I could be serious for a minute' is a great catchphrase, probably the last one in WCW history. And renaming the belts? I loved this run Oh yeah, Lance Storm was one of the best parts of late stage WCW. Like, I genuinely think they could have slotted him in to win the world title at some point. Granted, it's not like winning the WCW title towards the end was the biggest deal in the world, complete with stupid shit like Nash literally just giving Flair the belt once, but still. With how poorly Booker T's credibility was being handled sometimes, I'm sure some people were surprised when he successfully defended his title against Lance. |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jul 12, 2022 7:28:49 GMT -5
I will defend this Storm run to my dying day. WCW somehow understood that Lance's gimmick is great wrestler, boring person. 'If I could be serious for a minute' is a great catchphrase, probably the last one in WCW history. And renaming the belts? I loved this run Oh yeah, Lance Storm was one of the best parts of late stage WCW. Like, I genuinely think they could have slotted him in to win the world title at some point. Granted, it's not like winning the WCW title towards the end was the biggest deal in the world, complete with stupid shit like Nash literally just giving Flair the belt once, but still. With how poorly Booker T's credibility was being handled sometimes, I'm sure some people were surprised when he successfully defended his title against Lance. I did ask him this once and he said they never gave him the impression it would ever happen. Such a shame! Imagine all four belts? |
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Post by tafkaga on Jul 12, 2022 8:55:35 GMT -5
Lash Leroux. I loved him prior to turning him into Corporal Cajun.
Blitzkrieg. He really seemed like he was going to be a major part of the cruiserweight division.
Bobby Duncum Jr. This one always struck me odd, because it was 1999 and they were running with a babyface cowboy gimmick like it was 1985.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 12, 2022 9:31:57 GMT -5
I recall that after both his Flock and Hippy gimmicks flamed out, but before the MIA, Van Hammer was just randomly given a TV Title match against Rick Steiner on PPV, and just enough of a winning streak to (almost) make him a credible challenger. This might have been around the same time that Hammer got that strangely competitive ten plus minute match against Bret Hart?
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Post by Sephiroth on Jul 12, 2022 10:09:51 GMT -5
Shane Helms, but he deserved it. In all seriousness, my heart broke a bit for Helms the first time he showed up on WWE tv. They were grooming him for a big push in those last weeks of WCW with an Uber elaborate ring entrance-and then he’s got no theme music and a sequin cape to lose the title in his first appearance. Talk about a giant step backward. Testament to his abilities that he crafted the Hurricane character shortly thereafter and bounced back so strong. |
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Jul 12, 2022 13:02:13 GMT -5
Prince Iaukea after he became "The Artist". and his LEGENDARY feud with the maestro! THEY should have won the tag belts at least once!!! YOU HEARD ME i'll say this forever |
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