Booking 10 WCW Concepts In Modern-Day WWE
9. World War 3
Bouyed by the growing success of Monday Nitro, World War 3 started life as another of Eric Bischoff's 'cheeky b*stard' moments of madness. Using as much of Ted Turner's money as he could justify, 'Easy E' looked ahead at WWE's pay-per-view calendar and saw the historic and beloved Royal Rumble in his sights. So he doubled it, one month earlier.
It wasn't a creative triumph. WCW had neither the creative nor production nous to pull the undertaking off. Little happened as 60-men battled across three rings in the contest's early going, but you'd be none the wiser from the lousy coverage of it all until it reached the proverbial nitty gritty.
But when WWE successfully dabbled with a 40-man Royal Rumble in 2011, the company proved their willingness to gamble away a beloved format for even greater success.
The three-ring set-up would perhaps be a bold leap too far, but the prospect of a two-hour, 60 man Rumble would be spectacular beyond anything they've ever attempted. In fact, do away with the 'man' element altogether - a multi-superstar intergender Rumble inclusive of all would be a Rumble to celebrate diversity in fiercely divided times.