WCW was known for being the promotion that attracted the most money from the legendary factions. Only The New World Order and Four Horsemen could easily be considered the two most important stables in wrestling history. However, that does not mean that all factions passed without common sense, including those two acts.
There were multiple instances of wcw have logical holes or not make complete sense to viewers looking back. Careless booking or the performances of the fighters involved caused these things to be overlooked. Each example is different in the ways to be explored, but they come back to the same story. The following WCW factions had things that didn’t make sense.
10/10 Ric Flair and Scott Steiner working together on Magnificent Seven
The last major faction in WCW was the Magnificent Seven led by rude authority Ric Flair and Scott Steiner. Buff Bagwell, Lex Luger, Road Warrior Animal, Jeff Jarrett, and Rick Steiner were the only members who tried to keep power in their hands.
However, it made little sense to see Flair and Steiner on the same page at this point. Steiner was coming off his series of shooting promos, including one tearing Ric apart on a personal level. WCW did not respond to this flaw when it placed them in the same faction not long after.
9/10 Curt Hennig is placed in the NWO B team
The New World Order adding Curt Hennig in 1997 saw him become a notable member of the group. Hennig had shows with Ric Flair, Bret Hart, and Goldberg to show that he was in the upper echelon of nWo major members.
There was even a shocking moment where Hennig betrayed the Wolfpac to reveal that he was staying with nWo Hollywood. That made it even stranger when Hennig was placed on the nWo B-Team of lower card acts when Wolfpac and Hollywood teamed up. Hennig was kicked out of the group when he refused to do it along with that embarrassment.
8/10 Billy Kidman will not join the second version of Filthy Animals
The Filthy Animals were arguably the most underrated WCW faction looking back on the original version. Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, Konnan, Billy Kidman, and Torrie Wilson featured a lot of talent with a great dynamic of being friends in real life.
WCW tried a different version of the group after Guerrero left for his WCW break. Kidman was left out of this remake with Rey and Konnan, instead adding Juventud Guerrera, Tygress, and sadly, Disco Inferno to show just how quickly things fell apart.
7/10 The Dungeon Of Doom starting as scary faces
Most fans think of Faces of Fear as a team with Meng and The Barbarian. WCW used that name for the tag team, but it was originally used for a short-lived trio group. The Butcher turning on Hulk Hogan inspired the new act.
Kevin Sullivan and the Avalanche joined The Butcher as the Three Faces of Fear to target Hogan. This became the Dungeon of Doom as Meng and more members joined them. WCW realized that the concept of the Three Faces of Fear made little sense and pretended that it never existed once the Dungeon was formed.
6/10 Mike Sanders at the forefront of born thrillers
WCW had a decent idea in 2000 by creating the Natural Born Thrillers faction. The company badly needed youth as Chuck Palumbo, Sean O’Haire, Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak became a power-hungry group seeking to take control of the show.
Things got a bit more confusing when Mike Sanders was added to the faction as their speaker. Sanders came out as the leader despite being less important than the four members. The “Above Average” moniker is enough to make you question Sanders leading anyone.
5/10 Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo lead The New Blood
WCW took a huge risk by stopping all original live wrestling for a few weeks and took the time to reinstate the product. The New Blood faction led by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff started the show off by seizing all of the previous champions’ titles and vacating them.
This was a promising idea that could have worked as the Main Event Mafia vs the Frontline in TNA. However, the idea of both Bischoff and Russo leading the pack showed just how overburdened he would be from night one.
4/10 Rey Mysterio ends singles push to join No Limit Soldiers
The moment Rey Mysterio unmasked was followed by a remarkable push that fans hardly talk about. WCW Unmasks Rey rightfully receives criticism, but they planned to follow through with a push as the giant assassin.
Mysterio picked up victories over Kevin Nash, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Scott Norton without the mask. There was even a WCW Championship match against Ric Flair that ended in a no contest. That momentum ended quickly when Master P joined WCW and formed the No Limit Soldiers faction. Rey was placed there with Konnan, but it felt foolish to end his singles career at its peak.
3/10 Billy Kidman never fought Raven after causing the Flock to disband
The Flock were a united faction behind following Raven’s lead. Raven tried to use a lot of the same ECW act by leading his own group with the mysterious grunge-inspired persona. This was a generally successful faction, but the ending was a bit sloppy.
Saturn left the group and wanted to free the others that Raven was essentially the leader of his cult. Billy Kidman turned to Raven to help Saturn win that match since he realized that he wanted out. The Flock ended, but Raven never tried to get back at Kidman or followed through on anything from it.
2/10 the three horsemen
WCW had quite a few versions of the Four Horsemen faction that generally worked. However, the worst version came when there were only three members. Ric Flair and Arn Anderson added Paul Roma to the faction in hopes of promoting him.
Ole Anderson was considered an adviser to the group as a fourth, but only appeared with them once. Roma, being the worst member in the faction’s history, didn’t help. WCW took away one spot and put a big flop in the other spot to ruin the Horsemen. Roma confirmed that Anderson and Flair hated him, which he reciprocates today.
1/10 NWO: Elite ended without explanation
The first iteration of the New World Order was the hottest storyline in WCW history, and it never had a payoff to end it. A polarizing angle saw the nWo split into two camps of Hollywood and Wolfpac to feud with each other for most of 1998. nWo Elite was the name used when the two groups merged after the finger snap of doom.
A united version of super heel returned to exist with feuds against names like Goldberg, Ric Flair and Konnan. The group stopped randomly in the spring when they all started going their separate ways. WCW could have easily had a match with their top talent beating the nWo to break them up, but there was no point.