Title: How many ways is WWE
Description: just like WCW
Big F'N Swigg - November 2, 2005 10:25 PM (GMT)
Here's an interesting concept my friends. Let's try and find how many WWE has become just like their old competition, WCW. It doesn't have to be something major, just a way that WWE is just like WCW.
Let me start with #1:
Johnny Ace
Scrooge McSuck - November 2, 2005 10:42 PM (GMT)
#2: WWE booked a non-wrestling broadcaster to go over a former 4 time World Champion.
#3: Segments that make zero sense (see: Coach/Goldust/Funaki/McMahon/Batista/Vader segment on Raw this past week)
eStragand - November 2, 2005 11:17 PM (GMT)
#4: return of Road Warrior Animal as an active wrestler (WCW early 2001)
Mad Dog - November 2, 2005 11:18 PM (GMT)
# 5 - guys are buried upon arrival.
# 6 - most guys can't get past I.C./U.S. Title level.
Mad Dog - November 2, 2005 11:18 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (eStragand @ Nov 2 2005, 06:17 PM) |
| #4: return of Road Warrior Animal as an active wrestler (WCW early 2001) |
In fairness to WCW they didn't give him a title in 2001.
TheGreatWhiteChoate - November 2, 2005 11:19 PM (GMT)
#7- A good number of former WCW wrestlers are now sucking it up in the WWE.
Scrooge McSuck - November 2, 2005 11:23 PM (GMT)
#8 - Wrestlers named after genitalia. (WCW: Hugh G. Rection)
Mad Dog - November 2, 2005 11:23 PM (GMT)
# 9 - Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan are still main eventing.
TheGreatWhiteChoate - November 2, 2005 11:27 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Scrooge McSuck @ Nov 2 2005, 07:23 PM) |
| #8 - Wrestlers named after genitalia. (WCW: Hugh G. Rection) |
I had never heard that name. Hilarious.
Colcollazo - November 2, 2005 11:50 PM (GMT)
#10 - Dusty Rhodes is booking.
#11 - Eric Bischoff is still a heel boss.
dynamite kido - November 3, 2005 01:05 AM (GMT)
#12 - PPV's now contain matches unannounced without ANY build.
#13 - Belts are meaningless.
#14 - TITLES are buried.
#15 - wrestlers are cut and make strong impact elsewhere
The Last Free Voice - November 3, 2005 01:10 AM (GMT)
16: Upward mobility has become near impossible except for a select few "breeded" (Bread?) to become main eventers.
Big F'N Swigg - November 3, 2005 03:09 AM (GMT)
17-The man in charge puts himself on screen because he thinks he's a better heel than most of the roster: Russo in WCW, McMahon('s) in WWE
Scrooge McSuck - November 3, 2005 03:20 AM (GMT)
Don't forget Eric Bischoff had a pretty large role on TV. Being the Vice-President of the company makes it a better comparison to the WWF's Owner, but Russo booking himself to wrestle and WIN matches kinda wins the debate of which is the bigger evil.
Big F'N Swigg - November 3, 2005 03:21 AM (GMT)
All that matters is that Vince & Vince were each in control of the content of the programming
eStragand - November 3, 2005 05:49 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Mad Dog @ Nov 2 2005, 05:18 PM) |
| In fairness to WCW they didn't give him a title in 2001. |
Nope... they debutted him as a MAIN EVENT singles mystery opponent.