10 WCW Storylines That Were Totally Abandoned

7. Any Time, Any Place, Any Title

As a result of winning the main event at Uncensored 1997 (you know, the one with Roddy Piper’s abandoned team) the New World Order were allowed to challenge for any title at any time in any place. A little bit like the Money in the Bank briefcase, only on whims. The idea is one of those in professional wrestling that isn’t exactly terrible, but once you start to think about it everything falls apart.

Obviously those in charge of booking WCW felt so too, as the idea was dropped after one title challenge and never spoke of again. If you remembered that that challenge was ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage challenging Prince Iaukea for the WCW Television Championship, you’re a better man than me.

Rumours suggest Roddy Piper’s team (not the original one) were supposed to win the Uncensored main event, but someone on creative felt it would be better if Hogan and chums won instead. I wonder who…

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