101 Shocking Wrestling Plans You Won't Believe Almost Happened

One of the last things WCW needed during a tumultuous 2000 was Goldberg's heel turn. Vince Russo went ahead and booked that anyway, but the weary faithful still attending shows by that point just refused to boo the one time squash match machine. So, Bill's heel run was a flop and he was back to playing babyface a few months later.

Would Warrior returning for a second spin on the WCW roster have helped? No, probably not, but that was something Russo also had in mind. He pictured Goldberg going on a winning run like he had in 1997-1998, one strong enough to necessitate Warrior's comeback 'as the only man who could stop him'.

Then, they'd tangle at Great American Bash.

Realistically, no one match was saving WCW from doom by mid-2000. Consistently awful programming, ridiculous decision-making behind the scenes and a total lack of planning beyond the successful nWo angle contributed to the company's downfall. It'd take a brave person to place a bet on the ever-dramatic (more so behind the curtain!) Warrior changing anything in a positive sense.

Goldberg failing to catch fire as a heel stopped Warrior from coming in. WCW reasoned that they'd be as well pushing Bill as the babyface that would-be Ultimate returnee was supposed to play. The upshot of this is that fans were saved a painful Warrior vs. Goldberg showdown at the Bash. That had the potential to be even worse than some of the other pay-per-view view headliners put on between 1999-2001.

Which is saying something!