10 Wrestling Moments That Will Make You Really Feel Old

10. WCW Hasn't Existed For 14 Years

Now whilst World Championship Wrestling would briefly live on as part of the then-WWF’s Invasion angle, the promotion itself ceased to exist way back in 2001; a whopping 14 years ago!

It doesn’t feel all that long ago that fans saw Shane McMahon turn up on the final episode of Nitro and reveal that he’d purchased the company..

In real terms, it was Vince McMahon who purchased Ted Turner’s ailing wrestling company, picking up the naming rights and tape library for a measly $4.2 million. Ever the competitive sort, Vince saw this as one final kick in the nuts to Turner and those associated with the one-time rival company. It also brought closure to the Monday Night Wars, although in reality WCW had stopped being a competitor way before then.

What followed was a half-assed “invasion” of available WCW talent; a talent pool that was bereft of the major names of WCW’s heyday, which led to ECW superstars aligning with WCW and also the turn of certain WWF superstars in order to make the Alliance seem like a threat.

It’s 14 years since WCW was put to bed, and it’s fair to say that it’s 14 years since the WWE saw any form or real competition, with the current product certainly reflecting that.