It's hard to simply say that WCW should have kept the likes of Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero, because things really weren't as simple as that. Frustrated due to years of toil without reward, Guerrero and Benoit wanted out of the company. Both, along with Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko, viewed the WWF as a place where they could thrive. On the flipside, WCW would never allow them to progress beyond the mid card. Even if the soon-to-be-dubbed group of wrestlers known as 'The Radicalz' didn't want to stay, WCW should have done everything in their power to try and convince them to. Instead, management believed they were just one good idea away from turning the ship around again. It says a lot about WCW in 2000 that they discarded talents like Benoit and Guerrero, then ran yet another nWo faction on top. The likes of Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero would have been perfect for storylines that happened later on in the year, but they were already gone. Going further, both eventually became World Champions in WWE, who understood why fans were so attracted to their performances.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
