Booking 10 WCW Concepts In Modern-Day WWE
4. Hog Wild
Between 1996 and 1999, WCW presented a pay-per-view from the black hills of South Dakota slap bang in the middle of the enormous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. It was, like so much of WCW's output, an exercise in indulgence. But it wasn't without its charms.
Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan and various other wrestlers really loved motorbikes, and the Ted Turner war chest afforded their hobby a slot in the pay-per-view calendar despite the shows drawing zero dollars at the gate.
It was an imperfect model, but again one that wouldn't require much tweaking for WWE to make an absolute killing from. Much like the original 'Tribute To The Troops' Christmas shows from various military bases around the world, the relatively intimate setting makes for a spectacular visual as fans jockey for position to get a better view of the superstars.
A key issue beyond the free entry with WCW's version was the audience's disinterest in the product at large, but pre-promotion would circumvent any such issue. NXT has already piloted something similar by running events at major music festivals inside smaller tents and stages. A higher profile production wouldn't be out of budgetary or creative reach for WWE.