Booking 10 WCW Concepts In Modern-Day WWE

5. Bash At The Beach...At The Beach

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One of several cases of WCW's visual imagination trumping WWE's during financially testing times for Vince McMahon, 1995's Bash At The Beach was another daring move from Eric Bischoff to try and elevate the company's perception as a lifetime second string.

To this end, Tony Schiavone barked mad lies about attendance, Ric Flair and Randy Savage's encounter was bolstered by lifeguards instead of lumberjacks, and Hulk Hogan and Vader's steel cage main event was woven into the plot of an episode of Baywatch.

2017 WWE is bigger and bolder an organisation than even the most bombastic 1990s WCW arrangement. An extra-summery SummerSlam held on one of USA's luxurious beaches perhaps an even more dazzling tropical climb would promise an entirely esoteric viewer experience in this era of identikit broadcasts and versatile super-HD screens.

Furthermore, the company could sell travel packages that double not just as a dream fan experience but also a spectacular vacation. Thousands pay to travel across the world for WrestleMania with many presumably prepared to part with similar coin to be part of a fabulously unique experience.

With WWE Network original content still high on the company's list of priorities, they could even film hours of clickworthy beach craic to trot out over the coming months following the event.

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