Would a WCW roster split have worked?

[psychokiller]

Their roster was completely stacked that they easily could have had 2 separate rosters for Nitro & Thunder. Do you think that could have helped them or do you feel it would have made things worse for them if they started a roster split in 1999 or 2000. They could have had Russo control one show while Bischoff controls the other when they were both in the company together in 2000. It would have been interesting to see who goes to which show as well.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Nah it would've still been a clusterf***, Bischoff and Russo would've wasted more money trying to prove which show was better.

The only reason the brand split worked in the wwe was because Vince was in control of everything. In wcw there was no boss that anyone feared or respected, that's why Scott Steiner could go off script every time he wanted and backstage threaten one of the writers in Terry Taylor, and wcw never even suspended him.

With two different shows, thunder and Nitro, the civil war between Russo and Bischoff would've been nothing more than a waste of money. The spending would've gotten so out of control that each show would've gotten like 90 wrestlers and special effects every damn week.

Realistically in one show Nash would sometimes appear when he wanted to because he apparently had a no cut contract and couldn't be fired. Then on Thunder, Scott Steiner would've attacked Ed Ferrara and cost the company millions in a lawsuit.

[Fade]

Wasn't that Eric's original intention with the nWo? Havinrg essentially two rivaling "companies"? Maybe if they would of pulled the trigger before Russo got there..like, late 1998. I do remember thinking their roster was way too bloated when I would occasionally watch instead of RAW.

[Father Dougal McGuire]

If we are talking NWO times, it would've been too convoluted.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Dec 28, 2017 3:05:32 GMT -5 Fade said:

Wasn't that Eric's original intention with the nWo? Havinrg essentially two rivaling "companies"? Maybe if they would of pulled the trigger before Russo got there..like, late 1998. I do remember thinking their roster was way too bloated when I would occasionally watch instead of RAW.

Apparently that was the plan but nWo souled out in 97 ruined it lol, that was a horrible horrible excuse for a ppv.

[sfvega]

Dec 28, 2017 3:05:32 GMT -5 Fade said:

Wasn't that Eric's original intention with the nWo? Havinrg essentially two rivaling "companies"? Maybe if they would of pulled the trigger before Russo got there..like, late 1998. I do remember thinking their roster was way too bloated when I would occasionally watch instead of RAW.

Yes, Bischoff had some good ideas, but man was that idea stupid. NWO is this hot anti-establishment group, and his plan was to....give them their own establishment. Thunder was supposed to be the NWO's show, but that plan was scrapped. Somehow not immediately.

[agent817]

Dec 28, 2017 8:28:23 GMT -5 sfvega said:

Dec 28, 2017 3:05:32 GMT -5 Fade said:

Wasn't that Eric's original intention with the nWo? Havinrg essentially two rivaling "companies"? Maybe if they would of pulled the trigger before Russo got there..like, late 1998. I do remember thinking their roster was way too bloated when I would occasionally watch instead of RAW.

Yes, Bischoff had some good ideas, but man was that idea stupid. NWO is this hot anti-establishment group, and his plan was to....give them their own establishment. Thunder was supposed to be the NWO's show, but that plan was scrapped. Somehow not immediately.

I thought it was the other way around. Nitro was supposed to be NWO's show, while Thunder was supposed to be WCW's show.

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Now I'm picturing the Thunder roster putting Nitro #UnderSiege.

[Tiger Millionaire]

You could only do a roster split when you have no competition. If they would have really tried, WWF would have hammered that point home to death, that they were running B shows on TV with half the roster.

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I actually thought they did a damn fine job managing the roster. Yeah, the booking sucked a lot, but you knew who everyone was and what their gimmick/character was.

[carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army)]

Didn't they sorta kinda do that? They certainly had wrestlers exclusive to Saturday Night.

[siredger]

Dec 28, 2017 9:12:01 GMT -5 agent817 said:

Dec 28, 2017 8:28:23 GMT -5 sfvega said:

Yes, Bischoff had some good ideas, but man was that idea stupid. NWO is this hot anti-establishment group, and his plan was to....give them their own establishment. Thunder was supposed to be the NWO's show, but that plan was scrapped. Somehow not immediately.

I thought it was the other way around. Nitro was supposed to be NWO's show, while Thunder was supposed to be WCW's show.

Actually, as I can remember Eric Bischoff talking about, the very existence of Thunder was based on the fact that Bischoff wanted to push Bret Hart better than he was pushing him and he wanted Bret to be the centerpiece of that show. Obviously, we know how that ended.

[agent817]

Dec 29, 2017 12:44:42 GMT -5 carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) said:

Didn't they sorta kinda do that? They certainly had wrestlers exclusive to Saturday Night.

You hardly saw Dave Burkhead and Adrian Byrd in anything other than Saturday Night or Worldwide. Hell, Byrd was lucky to appear on Thunder a few times. I doubt The Gambler appeared on Nitro.

Man, I love B/C-shows for some strange reason.

[carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army)]

Dec 29, 2017 14:11:45 GMT -5 agent817 said:

Dec 29, 2017 12:44:42 GMT -5 carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) said:

Didn't they sorta kinda do that? They certainly had wrestlers exclusive to Saturday Night.

You hardly saw Dave Burkhead and Adrian Byrd in anything other than Saturday Night or Worldwide. Hell, Byrd was lucky to appear on Thunder a few times. I doubt The Gambler appeared on Nitro.

Man, I love B/C-shows for some strange reason.

There was definitely a good year there where Saturday Night was the best WCW show by miles.

[fw91]

i don't think brand splits would have worked in any fashion when you still had legit competition with another company

[thegame415]

Thunder as a Cruiserweight show.

[Sigma: Current SRW Champ!]

Dec 29, 2017 23:39:44 GMT -5 thegame415 said:

Thunder as a Cruiserweight show.

That was Worldwide from 1997-1998.

To the poster above who said that Saturday Night was the best show for a year, I'd say for 18 months from October 1998 - April 2000 when it got canned.

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Dec 29, 2017 14:11:45 GMT -5 agent817 said:

Dec 29, 2017 12:44:42 GMT -5 carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) said:

Didn't they sorta kinda do that? They certainly had wrestlers exclusive to Saturday Night.

You hardly saw Dave Burkhead and Adrian Byrd in anything other than Saturday Night or Worldwide. Hell, Byrd was lucky to appear on Thunder a few times. I doubt The Gambler appeared on Nitro.

Man, I love B/C-shows for some strange reason.

Yeah, Saturday Night and Worldwide seemed like their own little world.
I created a King Of Saturday Night title playing EWR with the 1998 roster. Michael Wallstreet feuded with Meng and Johnny Swinger over the title. And it got them over!

[Hit Girl]

KISS on Nitro, MEGADETH on Thunder!

Sure, it would have worked!

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

They had enough wrestlers to do it, just not enough organisation.