One MIND-BLOWING Secret From EVERY Month Of The WWE Attitude Era

25. April 1999 | You Almost Missed Her

Trish Stratus
WWE

WCW was so systemically stupid, so unbelievably doomed, that it died by repeating the same fatal mistake. 

In the early 1990s, WCW became a cartoonish abomination because that’s what was in. The WWF had decreed it. WCW somehow survived and then became a sensation in the mid-1990s because it was radically different to the WWF. Distinguishing itself from the passe trappings of the WWF was the successful business model. Then, by late 1998, and especially 1999, WCW lifted its identity from the WWF. With its hardcore division, more ugly and outlandish storylines, and move away from state-of-the-art action, WCW tried to fit in. The results were pathetic, wildly unpopular, and ultimately fatal. WCW was a focus group version of a kewl wrestling product, and of course, that product had to feature hot babes. 

The two most memorable women were Torrie Wilson and Stacy Keibler. Wilson played the valet of David Flair and later Billy Kidman; as Ms. Hancock, Keibler broke out beyond the Nitro Girls troupe to become an actual TV character. This one was also romantically entangled with David Flair, who was also involved with Daffney. David Flair was a rat up a drainpipe in those days, wasn’t he? 

According to the April 12, 1999 Observer, WCW nearly completed a trifecta of blonde teenage fantasies: Trish Stratus visited the promotion backstage because she was looking to get involved in wrestling. She’d already made her presence felt at Raw, and luckily for her, that’s where she ended up.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what she’d have done down south. She’d have boned charismatic studmuffin David Flair, as was WCW heritage.

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Michael Sidgwick (Creative Writing BA Hons) is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over a decade of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential UK institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!