Just spit balling an idea. Let's say in the land of oz that Vince had been so irate with the Curtain Call Incident that he found some reason to get rid of Michaels and HHH after the incident and/or Bischoff wooed HHH and Michaels over with Billionaire Ted's money (entirely possible). In the case of HHH, let's say that WCW convinced him to come back over after his uneventful stint the first time.
Even before the era of the Internet Wrestling Community the Curtain Call Incident was widely publicized in all the wrestling magazines. Or let's say that Bischoff bit the bullet and decided to suffer the legal ramifications of airing the house show footage of the Curtain Call Incident. Capitalizing fully on the curtain call incident could have been massive for WCW during the Monday night wars.
I think this group would have had more on air chemistry than what you saw with the NWO as is and may have been a more sustainable product in the long run. All 4 wrestlers were still relatively young and could still give off the appearance of being anti-tradition and as an altogether separate organization from WCW, and the WWF.
How it could have been booked. Roughly the same. I would have Hall, and HHH as the initial invaders.
Bash at the Beach: Goes down the same but with Nash as the third mystery man (granted this is not as climatic).
The NWO forms and introduces DiBiase as their financer as an independent entity. The group begins their attacks on the WCW, Dungeon of Doom, and The Horsemen.
War Games: Michaels is the mystery man and as a complete outsider to the company would probably get a bigger reaction than the two Stings. Somehow through handcuffs or whatever illegal means the NWO wins War Games. After the desolation of team WCW/Horsemen the Horsemen come to the rescue but are attacked with weapons, and eventually even the Dungeon. Michaels the NWO cut a lengthy promo post match laying the groundwork for what they're going to do. War Games ends roughly with the Dungeon, Horsemen, and NWO all going at each others throats at the camera fades. This lays the groundwork for the next couple of months of gang wars style battles between the three groups that establishes the NWO as the top stable.
Halloween Havoc: Leading up to Havoc the NWO acquires Syxx and continue their antics attacking The Horsemen, WCW, and Dungeon of Doom. The shift turns toward the World title, Michaels bills himself as the Giant killer and wins the belt from The Giant at Halloween Havoc. The Dungeon of Dooms dissolves.
World War 3: The next month is much the same with the NWO's focus now on The Horsemen. Flair and The Horsemen vow to win for the WCW and tradition and become dirty faces in their efforts against the NWO but consistently get one-upped by them. Flair wrestles Michaels for the World title at World War 3. The NWO attempt a run in but are halted by The Horsemen. Finally The Giant emerges, but choke slams Flair and joina the NWO. During the 3 ring battle royal, Hogan emerges as the 60th man and wins the match to face Michaels at Starrcade.
Starrcade: Several grudge matches are on the card. HHH wrestles Luger. Syxx and Benoit. The Giant wrestles the Macho Man. Sting wrestles Nash. Flair wrestles Hall. The Main Event could get either way, if Michaels beats Hogan than the NWO can take credit for killing Hulkamania. If Hogan beats Michaels than you have a climatic, but expected ending with the face winning out in a traditional Starrcade fashion. If Hogan loses his image has to be revamped in some way. If Michaels loses he has to get the belt back at some point.
Souled Out: The NWO get their first PPV. Sting steps up is slated to wrestle Michaels in a no DQ match. The NWO end up dismantling Sting and Michaels breaks his back with the Scorpion Deathlock. This puts Sting on hiatus for several months and gives time for the Crow gimmick to evolve and come to fruition with Sting beating Michaels cleanly at Starrcade 97.
After Starrcade 1997 I would have wrapped the NWO storyline up because WCW needed to begin transitioning their midcarders like Benoit, Jericho, and Eddie into the main event to become a more sustainable promotion.
Pros:
HHH-was largely punished after the Curtain Call Incident. His career was fruitless until late 1997. Despite his IC title run, his gimmick was stupid and he was squashed by the Ultimate Warrior. We would have seen him evolve quickly his charismatic persona he had with DX would have been demonstrated faster during the invasion angle.
Hogan: Would not have played as large of a role in the company during this time. What to do with Hogan during this time would have been difficult to foresee. He demanded main event status but his time as the face of the company needed to begin winding down and this would have solved that issue. If Hogan loses at Starrcade to Michaels, then he and Savage could have made a decent team outside of the NWO with a slightly grittier gimmick. The Hollywood and NWO turn injected a lifeline in Hogan in many ways to keep as the face of wrestling.
Michaels: Difficult to say if this would have been the best career move for him. He would have came to the WCW with strong reaction after winning at WrestleMania and becoming the WWF champion and later the WCW champion in the same year. Michaels would be easily be the biggest name in wrestling with his two title runs and leadership of the NWO.
NWO: The NWO was great as it was. However, I think the on air chemistry with The KLIQ would have been even better.
Bret Hart: The Dark Horse of the argument. Hart came to WCW during the prime of his career. I would think in all likelihood he would have still ended up there (depending on Michaels). If so, a Bret Hart versus NWO Michaels would have been gold.
Cons:
Backstage Politics: Would have been at a fever pitch between what the KLIQ allegedly attempted and the clout of the veteran superstars with large contracts. However, they may all have ended up keeping each other in check.
Hogan: Most would agree that the NWO needed Hogan. This may very be true. Personally I think the angle allowed him to linger at the top longer and the Outsiders could have worked without him, especially if they were the KLIQ members.
Even before the era of the Internet Wrestling Community the Curtain Call Incident was widely publicized in all the wrestling magazines. Or let's say that Bischoff bit the bullet and decided to suffer the legal ramifications of airing the house show footage of the Curtain Call Incident. Capitalizing fully on the curtain call incident could have been massive for WCW during the Monday night wars.
I think this group would have had more on air chemistry than what you saw with the NWO as is and may have been a more sustainable product in the long run. All 4 wrestlers were still relatively young and could still give off the appearance of being anti-tradition and as an altogether separate organization from WCW, and the WWF.
How it could have been booked. Roughly the same. I would have Hall, and HHH as the initial invaders.
Bash at the Beach: Goes down the same but with Nash as the third mystery man (granted this is not as climatic).
The NWO forms and introduces DiBiase as their financer as an independent entity. The group begins their attacks on the WCW, Dungeon of Doom, and The Horsemen.
War Games: Michaels is the mystery man and as a complete outsider to the company would probably get a bigger reaction than the two Stings. Somehow through handcuffs or whatever illegal means the NWO wins War Games. After the desolation of team WCW/Horsemen the Horsemen come to the rescue but are attacked with weapons, and eventually even the Dungeon. Michaels the NWO cut a lengthy promo post match laying the groundwork for what they're going to do. War Games ends roughly with the Dungeon, Horsemen, and NWO all going at each others throats at the camera fades. This lays the groundwork for the next couple of months of gang wars style battles between the three groups that establishes the NWO as the top stable.
Halloween Havoc: Leading up to Havoc the NWO acquires Syxx and continue their antics attacking The Horsemen, WCW, and Dungeon of Doom. The shift turns toward the World title, Michaels bills himself as the Giant killer and wins the belt from The Giant at Halloween Havoc. The Dungeon of Dooms dissolves.
World War 3: The next month is much the same with the NWO's focus now on The Horsemen. Flair and The Horsemen vow to win for the WCW and tradition and become dirty faces in their efforts against the NWO but consistently get one-upped by them. Flair wrestles Michaels for the World title at World War 3. The NWO attempt a run in but are halted by The Horsemen. Finally The Giant emerges, but choke slams Flair and joina the NWO. During the 3 ring battle royal, Hogan emerges as the 60th man and wins the match to face Michaels at Starrcade.
Starrcade: Several grudge matches are on the card. HHH wrestles Luger. Syxx and Benoit. The Giant wrestles the Macho Man. Sting wrestles Nash. Flair wrestles Hall. The Main Event could get either way, if Michaels beats Hogan than the NWO can take credit for killing Hulkamania. If Hogan beats Michaels than you have a climatic, but expected ending with the face winning out in a traditional Starrcade fashion. If Hogan loses his image has to be revamped in some way. If Michaels loses he has to get the belt back at some point.
Souled Out: The NWO get their first PPV. Sting steps up is slated to wrestle Michaels in a no DQ match. The NWO end up dismantling Sting and Michaels breaks his back with the Scorpion Deathlock. This puts Sting on hiatus for several months and gives time for the Crow gimmick to evolve and come to fruition with Sting beating Michaels cleanly at Starrcade 97.
After Starrcade 1997 I would have wrapped the NWO storyline up because WCW needed to begin transitioning their midcarders like Benoit, Jericho, and Eddie into the main event to become a more sustainable promotion.
Pros:
HHH-was largely punished after the Curtain Call Incident. His career was fruitless until late 1997. Despite his IC title run, his gimmick was stupid and he was squashed by the Ultimate Warrior. We would have seen him evolve quickly his charismatic persona he had with DX would have been demonstrated faster during the invasion angle.
Hogan: Would not have played as large of a role in the company during this time. What to do with Hogan during this time would have been difficult to foresee. He demanded main event status but his time as the face of the company needed to begin winding down and this would have solved that issue. If Hogan loses at Starrcade to Michaels, then he and Savage could have made a decent team outside of the NWO with a slightly grittier gimmick. The Hollywood and NWO turn injected a lifeline in Hogan in many ways to keep as the face of wrestling.
Michaels: Difficult to say if this would have been the best career move for him. He would have came to the WCW with strong reaction after winning at WrestleMania and becoming the WWF champion and later the WCW champion in the same year. Michaels would be easily be the biggest name in wrestling with his two title runs and leadership of the NWO.
NWO: The NWO was great as it was. However, I think the on air chemistry with The KLIQ would have been even better.
Bret Hart: The Dark Horse of the argument. Hart came to WCW during the prime of his career. I would think in all likelihood he would have still ended up there (depending on Michaels). If so, a Bret Hart versus NWO Michaels would have been gold.
Cons:
Backstage Politics: Would have been at a fever pitch between what the KLIQ allegedly attempted and the clout of the veteran superstars with large contracts. However, they may all have ended up keeping each other in check.
Hogan: Most would agree that the NWO needed Hogan. This may very be true. Personally I think the angle allowed him to linger at the top longer and the Outsiders could have worked without him, especially if they were the KLIQ members.
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