The Dangerous Alliance stable all began with one man -- none other than Paul E. Dangerously. Up until the end of 1991, Dangerously had been working as an announcer for World Championship Wrestling. However, near the end of the year he was fired from his announcing gig, but soon announced that he still possessed his managers license and would therefore, be sticking around. Dangerouslys first client -- and leading member of the Alliance stable -- was the masked Halloween Phantom. After squashing Tom Zenk at the Halloween Havoc pay-per-view, the Phantom unmasked to reveal himself as Ravishing Rick Rude. Later, several other competitors joined the Dangerous Alliance -- Larry Zbyszko, Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, and Madusa. Just one month after Halloween Havoc, Sting was set to defend his United States Championship against Rude. However, he was attacked by Lex Luger prior to the match and was subsequently rushed to the hospital. When it came time for the US title match, it appeared Sting would be a no-show and be forced to forfeit the title to Rude. However, as the ref began his count, the Stinger ran down to the ring and took it to Rude. Ultimately, the Ravishing One defeated Sting, thanks to the leg injury. During this time, Stunning Steve Austin became the WCW Television Champion -- a notable achievement. With the Dangerous Alliance wrapped in gold -- Zbyszko and Anderson were also the tag champs -- the stable seemed to dominate the world of WCW. By May of 1992, the Alliance reached their peak when they competed in a WarGames match against Sting, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, and Ricky Steamboat. It was a thrilling contest, however, due to a slight mishap, Sting and his team were able to pick up the victory over the Dangerous Alliance. Shortly following the WrestleWar PPV, things began to fall apart for the once-dominant stable and many of the wrestlers went their separate ways. However, the Alliance gave Stunning Steve Austin quite the rub, as he was the youngest and most inexperienced member of the group.
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