10 Times WCW Stuck It To Vince McMahon

World Championship Wrestling may be no more, but the company still stands as the only one that managed to come close to challenging Vince McMahon and his WWF/WWE empire. Back in the 80's, the NWA - as it was known - offered something different to McMahon, but didn't really seem to have any ideas that could compete. Even in the early-90's, WCW was popular, but existed as an also-ran to the WWF. Then, out of nowhere, a ballsy former announcer-turned-Executive Producer changed the game.

Eric Bischoff, the man tasked with getting WCW on par with Vince McMahon's organisation, was a relentlessly ambitious young man. Understanding that WCW had to do more than simply exist in the same industry as the McMahon family, Bischoff did everything he could during his time in charge to aggressively pursue the opposition.

The gloves were off come the mid-1990's. Bischoff and WCW started to gain momentum, and for the first time the McMahon dominion over the pro wrestling business seemed under threat. Vince McMahon and WWE may pretty much control the industry nowadays, and they did before Bischoff came along, but that particular 'Executive Producer' almost changed things immeasurably.

This attitude led to the points raised here, 10 times Eric Bischoff and WCW tried to get under the skin of Vince McMahon and the WWF, sticking it to them in an attempt to undermine and overshadow.

When Vince McMahon created Monday Night Raw in 1993, he must have visualised a scenario during which his WWF flagship would remain unopposed. The WWF would be free to dominate prime time on Monday evenings. Eric Bischoff had other ideas, throwing it out there during a meeting with Ted Turner that WCW needed to go head-to-head with Raw.

Thus, Monday Nitro was born, and the 'Monday Night Wars' (as it would become known) were underway. WWE like to tell everybody the story of this 'war', but they obviously don't go too heavy on the fact that they had their asses kicked by Nitro for a heck of a long time.

Instead, it's generally highlighted that Raw emerged victorious over Nitro, but there's something often glossed over. Even during the first year of WCW's new product, Nitro was the better show. Matches such as Brian Pillman vs. Jushin Thunder Liger were innovative, and the show-ending angle between Hulk Hogan and Lex Luger felt meaningful.

Suddenly, Vince McMahon had competition on Monday Nights, and it's fair to assume that he wasn't exactly thrilled by the prospect.