|
|
Post by Fake Jesus on Jan 18, 2022 6:04:13 GMT -5
A lot of people compare WWE now to WCW during its decline, but they are two different kinds of awful. The question is, all things considered, which company was worse if you factor in the on-screen product combined with what's going on behind the scenes. I've personally only rarely watched WCW, so I'm curious to see what people think.
For purposes of the poll, 'current' WWE runs to the same definition as the WWE subforum.
|
|
tafkaga
Samurai Cop
the Dogfather
Posts: 2,118
|
Post by tafkaga on Jan 18, 2022 10:44:08 GMT -5
It's the difference between feeling a mix of extreme frustration with just feeling hopeless.
WCW was constantly trying to fix their problems and bring disenfranchised fans back to the product, for better or worse.
WWE sneers at their disenfranchised fans while crowing about how successful they are in spite of an awful television product.
|
|
|
|
Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jan 18, 2022 11:48:49 GMT -5
It's so hard to answer because WCW had a bunch of distinct periods during a pretty short timespan. There were:
- Pre nWo Era (9/95 to 7/96)
- nWo Era (7/96 to 5/99) and even this one shifted a bunch
- Weird In-Between Period (5/99-10/99)
- First Russa Era (10/99-1/2000)
- Sullivan Booking Committee Era (1/2000-4/2000)
- Second Russa Era (4/2000-10/2000)
- Final Kind of Alright Era (10/2000-3/01)
|
|
|
|
Post by Macho Pichu on Jan 18, 2022 12:08:28 GMT -5
The thing is, if they'd stayed around, WCW would have eventually found itself again and had some good eras in the years that have passed. At its current trajectory, I can't imagine WWE will be watchable for a long time to come.
|
|
