20 Most Horrifically Stupid Things That Ever Happened In WCW

7. Hulk Hogan Versus The Dungeon Of Doom

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In the early years of WCW, the main event scene was an exciting place where men like Ric Flair, Sting, Big Van Vader, Ron Simmons, and Rick Rude did battle over the highly-respected World Heavyweight Championship. Sure, even back then, the company saw its share of stupid booking decisions and inane angles, but the title picture was, by and large, comprised of serious competition (well, except for that whole "White Castle of Fear" thing).

That all changed when Hulk Hogan came to WCW. He immediately won the title from Ric Flair, and after fending off further challenges from "The Nature Boy," became embroiled in a feud with his one-time friend (and zero-time wrestling superstar) Brutus Beefcake. This storyline segued into a feud with Kevin Sullivan, who was behind the attack of the newly-renamed Butcher, as well as the debut of Hogan's old WWE nemesis Earthquake, now going by the appellation of "Avalanche".

Hogan had found himself in a war with an army - only most armies aren't comprised of giants covered in toilet paper. As WCW World Heavyweight Champion, he did battle with these Three Faces of Fear, soon to be expanded and renamed the Dungeon of Doom. Sullivan was the leader, The Master (King Curtis Iaukea) was their advisor, and they were joined by luminaries such as The Yeti (who would later join Raven's Flock under the name Reese), Z-Gangsta (formerly Zeus from WWE and No Holds Barred) and The Ultimate Solution (originally named "The Final Solution" €“- that one didn't stick for long).

The feud continued throughout 1995 and 1996. Admittedly, the whole feud doesn't qualify as a single stupid moment, but it's so rich with material €“- like when The Giant (WWE's Big Show) beat Hulk Hogan to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship by disqualification in his debut match after falling off the roof of Detroit's Cobo Hall earlier in the night, or the time Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage defeated the Alliance to End Hulkamania (The Dungeon of Doom and The Four Horseman) when Savage re-energized Hogan by nailing him with his signature Flying Elbow.

The interminable storyline was like a transfusion of WWE's worst cartoonish nonsense, and showed that with Hogan around, WCW's main event would never be the same.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013