Was jericho a star in wcw?

[Wacky D]

They were "KNOWN"? That's revisionist history. They were pumping out big time PPVs and breaking records. NOBODY on here brings up WCW PPVs from 1999...they sort of talk about what Eddie, Rey, and the crusierweights do but everyone here mostly harps on old Shawn Michaels matches and acts like WCW never existed before the Nwo angle. Dudes on here acting like Punk was as big as Goldberg or some shyt..so it's all revisionist when it's convenient..the norm.

Yeah 2000 flowed perfectly when you go back and think about it..at the time? No one was bytching and whining and the question was more about how would Cripple H fit in once Austin and Taker came back.

breaking records and having big ratings doesnt neccessarily mean that youre putting on high-quality matches.

sometimes it all comes together in one show. thats why wcw was so dominate in '95-98. they had the game on lock from both angles, and we'll probably never see anything like that again.

wwf 2000 - early '01 had some of that wave. not on that wcw level, but they were kicking on all cylinders. thats why it was so great.

 

[R=G]

Who was caring about in ring product though? That wasn't a huge topic during that time frame. That was something everyone talked up after ratings went down.

 

[Wacky D]

Also, as I've seen stated on here before (Specifically by @ChemicalBk here : http://www.thecoli.com/posts/12938500/), let's not act like the WCW roster wasn't DEEP as fukk. Everyone couldn't have the title...Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Sting, Nash, DDP, Luger, Bret Hart, Raven, Booket T, Ric Flair, Macho Man, Nash, Hall, Jericho..etc etc etc. I've read before that he felt he was held back and in retrospect (Given that he truly did become a star) maybe he was, but I don't disagree with his place on the card at the time. He had a fanbase, got tv time, people loved him...hard to justify a place higher on the card when there are so many active stars though.

Once again though, don't get me wrong, I was a fan and dude retroactively proved his worth.

yup. this is what most people who criticize wcw dont understand.

you can tell that most people who criticize it, didnt even watch wcw and theyre just going off of propaganda and hearsay. theres this one clown on here that dead-ass said wcw only had 2 or 3 main eventers. he said that dumb chit in that bret hart/wcw thread. i forget his name. G.O.D. something. hes awful.

 

[Wacky D]

Who was caring about in ring product though? That wasn't a huge topic during that time frame. That was something everyone talked up after ratings went down.

everybody who wasnt a mark and/or casual viewer.

thats who.

you just didnt hit that stage yet.