10 Classic Wrestling Rivalries That Would Have Flourished In The Attitude Era
7. The Hollywood Blonds Vs Ric Flair & Arn Anderson
Wrestling, particularly World Championship Wrestling, didn't deserve The Hollywood Blonds.
Brian Pillman and Steve Austin were paired as a solution to a stupid problem the company shouldn't even have had. They were two of the most talented all-rounders on the entire roster, but a complete lack of direction as singles stars saw them lumped into a unit as a way to effectively shut them up. Driven by Pillman's seemingly infinite creativity as a dastardly duo, they finally saw their names in lights during a powerful angle with Ric Flair and Arn Anderson in 1993.
Returning to the company as a quasi-babyface after an enjoyable stint in WWE, 'The Nature Boy' wasn't permitted to actually wrestle until a no-compete clause ran out, but a 'Flair For The Gold' interview segment was devised to utilise his talents until he was permitted to re-lace his boots.
Having already given countless teams their 'Brush With Greatness', the Blonds were ultra-confident despite the stature of the 'Nature Boy' and his stoic best friend Arn Anderson. Their war of words led to several huge matches, but like most Pillman/Austin successes, they were overlooked by WCW top brass.
As tandems such as the New Age Outlaws, The Rock and Sock Connection and even Too Cool, the era was tailor-made for over-confident crews. 'Stunning' Steve Austin was the hard-edged 'Rattlesnake' as the era peaked, whilst Pillman sadly passed before he could truly enjoy the fruits of his 'Loose Cannon' labour.