10 Booking Steps For WCW's Future If WWE Hadn't Killed It

4. Cut Down On Amount Of Useless Pay-Per-View Matches

The last ever World Championship Wrestling Pay-Per-View was entitled 'Greed'. There's irony in that event name, because WCW officials were dishing out a generous amount of matches on each major event. Greed (March, 2001) featured 10 bouts, and SuperBrawl Revenge the previous month showcased the same number. This is something WCW did regularly, stacking cards without care. In 2000, the company opened up with Souled Out. Unbelievably, that show featured 12 different matches. A lot of those bouts, such as Jerry Flynn vs. Tank Abbott, Oklahoma vs. Madusa and Vampiro vs. David Flair and Crowbar were useless. Worse yet, Billy Kidman faced 3 different opponents on the show, with only a Hardcore Match against Perry Saturn being worthwhile. This was not an isolated case, WCW PPV events were often jam-packed with far too many collisions. If WCW wanted to convince fans that Pay-Per-Views were worthy of their time and money, they needed more focus. Cutting down on all the unnecessary matches would be one suggestion. Each match needed to have a hook, instead of simply being wheeled out just to fill time.