Nowadays, many wrestling fans will point fingers at TNA, laughing consistently at their repeated attempts to piggy back on WWE ideas and replicate their success. As early as 1989 however, World Championship Wrestling were doing the same thing, and that was pretty much the sum of their bank of ideas, look at what was working for Vince McMahon and try to copy it. Seeing the reactions George 'The Animal' Steele was garnering in New York, WCW management tried to get the same level of babyface sympathy for Norman The Lunatic, played by Mike Shaw, the same man who would go on to portray the disgusting Bastion Booger in the WWF. As if that wasn't enough, entire decisions were made backstage depending on what McMahon was up to. Due to the fact that the WWF didn't really take managers to house shows with the touring roster at the time, WCW stopped doing the same thing, which infuriated the likes of Jim Cornette and others, who were often the focal point of storylines involving their wrestlers. What other things did you learn from watching the shoot interview on Kayfabe Commentaries with Jim Cornette? What do you make of the points raised here? Let us know down in the comments section below!
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.
