Exposing The Myth: Pre-nWo WCW Was Trash

6. The Fleeting Brilliance Of The Dangerous Alliance

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Sadly, the lifespan of WCW's take on the Dangerous Alliance was a painfully short one. Still, for six months, this stable dominated WCW programming.

With Paul E. Dangerously revisiting a concept he'd originally utilised in the AWA back in 1987, October 1991 saw Dangerously begin to form his own villainous stable within the confines of World Championship Wrestling.

Having been storyline 'fired' as a commentator, the future ECW head honcho utilised his manager's license to bring together a faction overflowing with star power. To this day, it can be argued that no wrestling stable has had as much star power and potential as the Dangerous Alliance - which is why it's criminal that the call was made to start dismantling the group at May '92's WrestleWar.

Utilising Paul E. as a mouthpiece is always going to be a smart move, but the Dangerous Alliance was a stellar collection of talent from top to bottom.

As the top star of the group, there was WCW United States Champion 'Ravishing' Rick Rude. In the position of the star on the rise, there was WCW TV Champion 'Stunning' Steve Austin. For Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton, they'd become the WCW Tag Team Champions. Then there was the wily veteran of Larry Zbyszko, the constant match interference offered up by Madusa, and the antics of Dangerously himself.

Each and every member of the Dangerous Alliance could hold their own, and each and every member of the group is a Hall of Famer in their own right. And while it is hugely disappointing that the group's run was such a relatively short one, the Dangerous Alliance is another example as to why the landscape of the pre-nWo WCW was so great at times.

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