10 WCW Stars Who Would Have Won Money In The Bank
1. 2001 - Chris Kanyon
WCW was out of business by the time Money in the Bank season would have arrived in 2001, but for the sake of conversation, let's say that the company managed to squeeze one last ladder match out. It squeezed out every other gimmick bout under the sun, so the suggestion isn't too realistic. WCW was a very confused company in those final months, a wrestling promotion that had finally understood the importance of focusing on younger talent but one that still wanted old heads to be the stars.
The cruiserweight division would have dominated the final Money in the Bank ladder match in WCW. Rey Mysterio Jr., Chavo Guerrero Jr., Shane Helms, Elix Skipper and Kidman would have been involved in what was the fastest of all the fantasy booked matches written about here. Ultimately, there would be no cruiserweight briefcase winner.
Threatening to put the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on a cruiserweight may well have been unthinkable for the company, so the final winning honour would go to one of the two heavyweights in the match. Chris Kanyon was one of history's most underrated talents, and if WCW had survived, then a major push may well have been his.
Lance Storm was another man who shone in the final nine months of WCW, becoming one of the most hated heels in the company along the way. The final spot on the WCW Money in the Bank honour roll goes to Chris Kanyon however, one of the most innovative wrestlers in the history of the business.
If WCW had booked the Money in the Bank briefcase before WWE did, wrestling fans could well have been looking at a history of failed cash-ins, as stars on the cusp of greatness had that greatness ripped away from them by creative control (not the tag team) and politics.
Still, it is rather fun to think about...