9 Things I Learned From Watching WCW Greed

5. Buff Bagwell Was In WCW A Long Time

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Sticking with the Magnificent Seven for a moment, the stable was a rag tag group of stars who, despite being most closely associated with WCW throughout their careers had all had short runs in the World Wrestling Federation. Flair had his famous run in 91 and 92, around the same time that Road Warrior Animal was knocking around. Luger came a couple of years later, with the Steiners sandwiched somewhere in between. Jeff Jarrett came later. They'd all been and gone from WCW.

All except one man. By the time WCW was to close its doors, Buff Bagwell was one of (if not the) longest tenured wrestlers on the active roster. If there was someone who had been in the company without leaving for a longer time, please let me know.

Buff was never a top level superstar in WCW, but he was a more than adept hand who made up for his lack of in-ring talent with charisma and confidence. He wasn't going to drag them back to the heights of the early nWo days, but he had a level of name and face value.

So here's to Buff.

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