15 Times WCW Was Better Than Literally EVERYTHING

7. Nitro Opens With A WWF Jump

"What is he doing here?!". It was also 'Easy E' who uttered that line on commentary during the very first episode of Monday Nitro on 4 September 1995. Knowing he needed something that'd get fans talking right off the bat, Bischoff brokered a deal with Lex Luger. Incredibly, he managed to do so legally without the WWF's knowledge; they'd let Luger's contract lapse, and just assumed he'd ink fresh terms.

Nope. Lex rocked the foundations of the industry by signing a deal with WCW for less money instead. This was a statement signing for the company, and it furnished their new flagship show with a blockbuster debut/moment immediately. Nobody could quite believe that Luger had gone from wrestling a federation house show loop to showing up on Nitro the very next day.

Vince McMahon must've been furious. So furious, in fact, that Lex was one of the names he chastised during that simulcast rant mentioned in an earlier entry. The WWF boss did not forget that Luger pulled a fast one on him and his company in '95, and it'd take until 2025 for Lex to get honoured in the WWE Hall Of Fame.

Kicking off the Nitro era with such a seismic move set the tone for what people could expect if they tuned in. It made WCW seem like a heavyweight league that wasn't just there to pick up scraps of the WWF audience. It was there to compete and to win. This was the launching point for years of back and forth bite between Bischoff and McMahon. 

'Sexy Lexy' jumpstarted the whole thing by sneakily switching teams.