5 biggest WCW mistakes that AEW needs to avoid
A short while ago, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced that a piece of big news was on the horizon in regards to their deal with TNT. Tonight, AEW revealed that their upcoming weekly show will air on Wednesdays, during the 8-10 PM time slot.
The show will debut on October 2nd, 2 days before SmackDown Live makes its debut on FOX. The announcement has led to speculation among fans as to what would AEW come up with for the debut episode of its weekly show. Amidst the hullabaloo, many fans have come up with comparisons between AEW and the now-defunct promotion that had almost put WWE out of business, WCW (World Championship Wrestling). For starters, both promotions are backed by billionaires. WCW made a string of mistakes back in the day, that led to its demise. Let's take a look at 5 WCW mistakes AEW should avoid doing as the promotion moves forward.
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#5 Anything close to the nWo
The nWo was something that turned WCW into a legit competition to WWE during the Monday Night Wars, and was the biggest reason why Monday Nitro managed to topple Raw in the rating war for 83 straight weeks.
Unfortunately, this faction ended up becoming one of the biggest reasons why WCW's ship began to sink at the turn of the century. When Hulk Hogan turned heel at Bash at the Beach 1996, wrestling changed forever.
Originally, the faction consisted of a mere 3 Superstars. Soon, a string of wrestlers began joining the group, with the villains interfering in almost every main event on a weekly basis. This got old too fast, resulting in the formation of nWo Wolfpac, which failed to pique the audience' interest. nWo had too much power in its hands, and that led to WCW ignoring talented young wrestlers in favor of members of the notorious faction. Hopefully, nothing of this sort happens in AEW.