10 Shocking WCW Plans You Won't Believe Almost Happened

6. Making nWo A Completely Separate Brand

By far, the New World Order faction was one of the best ideas that WCW ever had. Even though it was 1995 that Nitro went head-to-head with Monday Night Raw, it wasn't until the advent of the nWo the following year that the program really started to catch fire. When it did, WCW was untouchable for a spell, and became the hottest wrestling company on the planet for close to 2 years. Largely due to this new found success, WCW management wanted to capitalise on the buzz surrounding the nWo name. WCW was considered a relic from the past, whereas nWo was the future. In 1997, plans were put in place to have both brands split entirely, meaning Monday Nitro would become an nWo exclusive. Sadly, previous attempts to run an nWo Pay-Per-View (Souled Out) had been disastrous. Furthermore, the New World Order were a heel group, so fans became confused over what the idea of splitting both brands meant. In Eric Bischoff's mind, WCW would have one show and the nWo would have another. From there, both could clash on Pay-Per-View, drawing monster business. A cool idea, but one that would have been incredibly difficult to implement successfully.