10 Times WCW Was The CRAZIEST Promotion Ever

4. Giving Away WWF Raw Results

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By his own admission, Eric Bischoff was a cocky son-of-a-bitch in the late-1990s. He'd turned WCW's fortunes around to make it the top dog in North America, and Nitro routinely booted Raw right in the balls by boasting better ratings. High on life, Bisch's aggressive tactics had paid off.

Above, you can see Eric holding a "Raw Fears Ratings" signs on his way to the ring for a promo. That was just one of the things Bischoff did to undermine the WWF. Earlier, when working as a commentator on Nitro, he'd started giving away match results from pre-taped episodes of Monday Night Raw.

That'd be sort of like Michael Cole giving spoilers for AEW Rampage live on SmackDown. Well, Rampage is a 'C' show compared to Nitro and Raw going head-to-head, but you get the point. It's highly unlikely, but Bischoff made it his mission to ruin any momentum the WWF was trying to build.

Vince McMahon must've hated Eric's guts for a while.

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