Millionaire's Club vs. New Blood

[robferatu]

Do you think the angle of Millionaire's Club vs. The New Blood could have saved WCW, if it was done right? and in done right I mean if more of the established veterns would have put over the younger talent. I always felt it was storyline that WCW could do, that WWE couldn't, in my opinion if things would have panned out differently it could have been the biggest angle since the original NWO stuff.

Thoughts?

[Deleted]

I really don't think so. First, one of groups was going to come out looking weak killing most of it. Either the NB wasn't going to be able to hang or the MC were going to look old.

Secondly, Turner broadcasting wasn't going to keep WCW on the air (even then they were trying to sell) and only Vince was buying after that.

Also, the Hogan/Russo shoot/work/shoot incident killed any love for WCW with the big wigs I think.

I think by that time, it was going to take something along the lines of them buying ECW or signing Rock or Austin to keep them afloat.

[robferatu]

Good points.
I think if Hogan would have been willing to put over younger wrestlers that the whole Russo thing would have never happened, now I'm not saying he should have put over Kidman. I think it was a mistake to put Hogan/Kidman into a fued, Hogan should have been fueding with someone like Scott Steiner, who was not only considered "New Blood", but has the presence of someone that could beat Hogan.

Ultimately booking wise you'd have to book The Millionaire's Club to win, being they where the faces in the fued, but it wouldn't have to book them as destroying the The New Blood, it actually could have been vice-versa. The New Blood constantly getting the upper hand on The Millionaire's Club. The fued could have ended at Fall Brawl in a tradition War Games Match, with The Millionaire's Club winning.

As for whole Turner Broadcasting thing, you've got me there. The whole Millionaire's Club vs. The New Blood started in April 2000, if WCW would have been able to improve their ratings, I would assume that Turner Broadcasting would have been more willing to keep WCW and there programs around, especially if they would have seen potential to make a profit again.

[Chuckie Finster]

Flip flop the face and heel sides and we have a better feud.

[oltrelamorte]

Only if it involved Kwee Wee.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

It could worked if booked right. Steiner vs. Hogan would been a much better choose then Kidman. Honestly Kidman doesn't belong in the feud period. Sure he was at one time talented in the ring but never had mic skills and he doesn't have a look that say to fans. Oh, he could take Hogan or DDP.

What really would worked if Magament in WCW didn't tick off a bunch of people just a couple months before hand and made them walk. What if this storyline happened and that still had the Racials. Bring in Benoit, Saturn, Guerrero, and Malenko in the mix. Would make it better I think.

WCW would been on the networks if the shows were doing good and WCW was turning some kind of profit. With the right feud and booking they could done it again. It's all about booking something that interese the fans enough to tune in and watch or buy a ticket to see what happens or the PPVs to see the outcome of the feud.

[dirtydickraines]

What I hated about the New Blood was some of the people involved in the faction. A couple of guys in the group, Jeff Jarrett, the Cat, Shane Douglas, Goldberg, etc., just didn't seem to fit. Whne I think of New Blood, I think a younger generation, not guys who have been around for a good amount of time/close to 40.

[ICBM]

Well for starters changinf the name from new blood to something else might not have made guys like Stiener, Jarret, Shane ect look like too old to be in the faction. Save the company? Maybe, then again even if ratings had gone way up say to the 4's or high 3's Kelner would still have given wcw the axe. It was his call and he didn't want wrestling. If the ratings would have gone up in this way FX might have pitched a tv deal and the Bischoff/Mandalay deal could have gone thru.

[AriadosMan]

WCW was so far in the hole financially by that time that a few good months wouldn't have made much difference. If changes had been made before that point (before Kellner got in charge) maybe it would have made a difference. But when you think about it, Millionaire's Club vs New Blood was just NWO vs WCW with a fresh coat of paint--the NWO (Millionaire's Club) was still getting most of the push.

Can you really blame Kellner for wanting to get rid of WCW by that point? It had lost such a staggering amount of money, it made no sense to keep it on.