Stepping into a WCW ring in the 90s was at one point the highest honor in all of wrestling. The nWo, Sting, and Ric Flair were all-stars who, no matter what they did later in their career, will forever be associated with WCW. Along with the many stars who helped build the company, there were a few wrestlers who helped lead to the demise of WCW by stepping into the ring.
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The list of people who "should've never stepped into the WCW ring" isn't limited to celebrities either. Jay Leno's time in the ring was a comedy bit and was treated as such. His damage to WCW was minimal, unlike other people who were taken way too seriously and contributed, in one way or another, to the downfall of the company.
10 Bret Hart
In retrospect, not only do fans look poorly on Hart's time at WCW, but many feel he should have never joined the company in the first place. Hart helped build the WWE into the juggernaut it eventually became. An aspect of his failure at WCW that is often forgotten is the fact that many of his fans never wanted to see him at WCW in the first place.
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Yes, there were a ton of missteps with his creative direction and he suffered from an injury, but none of Hart's true fans wanted to see him at the WWE's competitor. To many, Hart's move was the equivalent of Kobe Bryant joining the Celtics. Business is business, but his in-ring career should've ended at the WWE and fate seems to feel the same way.
9 Vince Russo
Some people remember Russo as the person who helped put the last nail in WCW's coffin with his outlandish creative decisions. One decision everyone agrees was a misstep: Russo ever setting foot in a WCW ring.
Unless he was being put in the ring to get quickly speared by Goldberg, there was no way to get excited about a Vince Russo match. Everything he did in the ring is completely forgettable even in the match where Russo was the WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
8 Jake "The Snake"
Luckily for Roberts, most fans forget he had a career in WCW. His time there was rife with problems. Many even assume WCW tried to sabotage his career. Still, he never won a single major title at the WWE so the frustrations that led to his departure from the company seem completely valid.
With only one major feud, he was only there for less than a year, and, in retrospect, it seems he never should've been there in the first place.
7 "Last Call" Scott Hall
Scott Hall is a wrestling legend who helped WCW become one of the biggest wrestling promotions in the world. "Last Call" Scott Hall was a person going through a ton of personal issues who should've never stepped foot in a WCW ring.
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Instead of helping him with issues, Hall's problems became a goofy storyline where he puked on Eric Bischoff. It was a low point for the company.
6 David Arquette
Having celebrities be a part of wrestling isn't a bad thing. A celebrity winning a world championship on television is a bad thing. David Arquette is one of the most notorious celebrities to ever join the world of wrestling.
He honestly had no business in the ring and unlike Bad Bunny or Logan Paul, never attempted to be a real wrestler. He had no business winning a WCW Championship or competing in a WCW ring in general.
5 The Final Solution
Although the idea of trying to find someone to "end Hulkmanaia" was fun, bringing in Jeep Swenson as a wrestler named "The Final Solution" to do it was not. Swenson, who would later play Bane in 1997's Batman & Robin, had potential as a wrestler but should have never stepped into the ring with the insanely offensive ring name he was assigned.
Anyone with a middle school education could tell you why a wrestling name tied to Hitler is a bad idea. I guess no one at WCW took a history course until after his debut, because Swenson's ring name was changed to "Ultimate Solution" shortly after his debut.
4 Jim Neidhart
After the Montreal Screwjob, Neidhart parted ways with the WWE joining his brother-in-law, Bret Hart, at WCW. At that time, Neidhart had already done everything he needed to do to sure up a hall of fame legacy. He only lasted at WCW for one pay-per-view.
His in-ring career was over by the time he arrived and he probably should've retired instead of adding meaningless WCW matches to the end of his legacy.
3 The Ultimate Warrior
The Ultimate Warrior was one of the many WWE legends who arrived at WCW attempting to rejuvenate their career but instead ended up flopping at the promotion. His arrival was supposed to rehash his old feuds with Hogan. Many things had changed since their days in the WWE, and at that point, he didn't seem like a huge obstacle for Hollywood Hogan.
He ended up suffering a rare televised loss to Hogan. Warrior's time at WCW did nothing to bolster him as a star and probably should've never happened.
2 Kiss Demon
The Kiss Demon was one of the strangest gimmicks in the history of WCW. In an attempt to improve ratings, Eric Bischoff brought in rockstar legend KISS to perform on Nitro. One of the stipulations for the band performing (along with $500,000) was the requirement of a wrestler modeled after the band.
The Demon did very little to move the needle with fans and was more "strange" than "cool." It's a deal Bischoff probably could've passed on as the whole venture had minimal impact on the company.
1 Davey Boy Smith
Another wrestler who left WWE after the Montreal Screwjob, Davey Boy Smith had way too many issues to be joining a wrestling promotion in 1997. His first run with the company was good, but many fans forget about his second stint at WCW, because it was riddled with issues.
He suffered multiple injuries that would all contribute to his retirement from wrestling a few years later. His time at WCW also exacerbated substance abuse issues for Smith and he was probably better off never joining the company in the first place.
