10 Times WWE Was Literally As Stupid As WCW
4. Forgetting The Rules Of The Show Literally In The Middle Of The Same Show
On an infamous episode of WCW Thunder in May 2000, amid the war between the New Blood and the Millionaire's Club, Vince Russo declared that a series of matches were to settle the score. They were all to be held under 'New York Rules' (in Memphis) which - initially - meant that there were no rules, no referees, and the winning wrestler had to count their own fall. None of these f*ckers attempted a fast count because Vince Russo was much too stupid to think of the most gaping plot hole.
By the second match, the rules had changed, which allowed Lex Luger to defeat The Wall via table wreckage. In Russo's defence, he did effectively say "Do what you want, who gives a f*ck".
In 2019, WWE, having encountered ratings woes once again, decided to implement a "Wild Card Rule" which allowed the promotion not to end the brand split but also to not carefully build new stars, all at the same time.
Three roster members from RAW and SmackDown were permitted to appear on different brands for one night only. Initially, this number was limited to three: SmackDown's Daniel Bryan, Kofi Kingston and Roman Reigns headed to RAW to kick off the new initiative.
They were swiftly joined by Elias and Shane McMahon, and then Lars Sullivan. On the same night. The arrivals of these fourth, fifth and sixth SmackDown talents convinced McMahon to set a new limit.
Of four.
Christ, even Russo could f*cking count.
On the subject of which...