10 Things We Learned From WCW Magazine's Final Issue

8. WCW Merchandise Was Utterly Terrible

Peppered throughout the mag, numerous adverts for merchandise related to the stars of World Championship Wrestling adorn the colourful, glossy pages of the booklet. Some of these are standard, such as advertising the latest Goldberg t-shirt, or encouraging fans to buy autographed photos of their favourite wrestlers, but others stand out as frankly bizarre items. Take the Jeff Jarrett 'Bean Bag Brawler', for example. Whomever designed the toy clearly needs their head checked, as it's hard to see who this was supposed to appeal to. Indeed, Jarrett looks constipated, and surely the phrase, 'Slap Nuts' was not aimed at children. In addition, the street sign for 'Slapnuts BLVD' is equally as confusing. Not only was WCW's creative department lacking when it came to televised output, but the merchandise branch of the company was just as poor, evidenced further by another of these 'Bean Bag Brawler' dolls, which shows Buff Bagwell looking pretty rough around the edges.