WWE Started It WCW Finished It - 10 Feuds That Switched Companies
9. Road Warriors vs. Nasty Boys
One thing is for sureVince McMahon knew how to book the Road Warriors. Arguably the greatest tag team of all time, the Road Warriors entered the WWE in 1990 as absolute forces of nature. The men were decorated tag champs in both the AWA and NWA/WCW before making their initial run in the WWE. McMahon had them absolutely dominate their competition for their first year (including a glorified 59 second squash match against Power & Glory at Wrestlemania VII) en route to winning the tag titles at Summerslam 91. Their opponents for the belts? The Nasty Boys who served as little more than transitional champions bridging the gap from the crowd-pleasing babyface teams of the Hart Foundation to the Legion of Doom. In the WWE, The Road Warriors steamrolled them for the belts and the Nasty Boys left the WWE a short time later. Like other entries on this list, the Nasty Boys (veteran grapplers Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) always seemed to be more credible in WCW. The tag team would have a nice four year second run in WCW from 93 to 96 and claim multiple tag team titles. The Nastys and Road Warriors would then continue their feud in 96 in one of the deepest tag divisions in modern times. At one point in 1996, WCWs tag division boasted teams like the Road Warriors, Steiner Brothers, Nasty Boys, Harlem Heat, Sting and Luger and The Outsiders all competing against each other. Yet, with that glut of great teams the downside was that most teams would not get extended rivalries between each other. This was especially true with the Road Warriors and Nasty Boys although they would compete in some straight-up tag matches on Nitro on a few occasions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqrb8U8XMV8 WCW also had the Road Warriors be substantially less dominant in this run with the company so the teams looked to be closer in statue during these later contests. It was an interesting continuation to their one-note feud from the WWE.
