10 Best WCW Storylines Ever

9. Ron Simmons Beats Vader To Become The WCW World Champion

It was one of the better upsets in wrestling history as Ron Simmons defeated Vader to become the WCW World Champion on August 2, 1992. It was a historic moment since Simmons became the first black WCW World Champion in American wrestling. Vader was a dominant heel World Champion that is one of the best big men there's ever been. His main rivalry was with Sting, but he got taken out by Jake Roberts in the storyline and Simmons received the title shot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB8DYpLAIfs Simmons was a phenomenal athlete that was a standout football player at Florida State and he made the transition to wrestling smoothly. He was mostly a power wrestler, but in the early 1990s he was really athletic too. There were some nice nearfalls early on and most people probably thought Vader was going to win. When Vader went for a Powerbomb, Simmons slipped out of it, Vader bounced off the ropes and Simmons gave him a Powerslam. Jim Ross was on commentary yelling at the top of his lungs: "He got him in a powerslam!" The reaction to the win by Simmons was amazing with the crowd going wild for him and the other babyface wrestlers flooded the ring to congratulate him. It was a historic moment that also was an exciting upset. They told a great story that night and it's definitely one of WCW's best storylines ever.