Guys who were signed to WCW but never debuted

[Tyler Black]

Been really into WCW 2001 lately and Ive noticed that guys were signed but never debuted. I know Sabu was signed in 2000/2001 but never debuted because Heyman sued him for Breach of contract. I also know that RVD and Steve Corino were signed but never debuted. Does anyone else know of guys that were suposed to debut in the "new" WCW in 2001 but never did debut

[Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai]

This was way before 2001, but when Eric Bischoff was spending Ted Turner's money and signing everyone with a pulse, Lanny Poffo was under contract... paid for months on end (maybe years?) to sit at home. WCW wasn't interested in his services; they hired him at Randy Savage's insistence.

[drifter]

Mar 12, 2012 21:56:43 GMT -5 Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai said:

This was way before 2001, but when Eric Bischoff was spending Ted Turner's money and signing everyone with a pulse, Lanny Poffo was under contract... paid for months on end (maybe years?) to sit at home. WCW wasn't interested in his services; they hired him at Randy Savage's insistence.

If I'm not mistaken, Savage originally got the rights to use the Gorgeous George name, for little brother Lanny. Once they didn't use him, they used the name for Randy's girlfriend.

[squareshield]

I had no idea RVD signed with WCW. Learn something new everyday.

[Tyler Black]

Mar 12, 2012 21:56:43 GMT -5 Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai said:

This was way before 2001, but when Eric Bischoff was spending Ted Turner's money and signing everyone with a pulse, Lanny Poffo was under contract... paid for months on end (maybe years?) to sit at home. WCW wasn't interested in his services; they hired him at Randy Savage's insistence.

Wow never knew that crazy stuff the amount of money Turner had was ridiculous

[Tyler Black]

Mar 12, 2012 22:29:44 GMT -5 squareshield said:

I had no idea RVD signed with WCW. Learn something new everyday.

Yeah I actually didn't know about it either untill a few weeks ago he talks about it in an interview

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I remember reading in the magazines about some WCW guy named Roadblock.

Never sure if he actually debuted or not but...I never saw him.

EDIT: Nevermind...he did.

[gawd6sic6™]

Mar 12, 2012 23:38:49 GMT -5 @bashcrashwiley said:

I remember reading in the magazines about some WCW guy named Roadblock.

Never sure if he actually debuted or not but...I never saw him.

EDIT: Nevermind...he did.

wasnt he also zanta clause in the wwf or how ever they were spelling it

[Deleted]

Nah that was Balls Mahoney.

This is some other feck I believe.

[kazoosandstreamers]

Mar 12, 2012 22:08:39 GMT -5 drifter said:

Mar 12, 2012 21:56:43 GMT -5 Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai said:

This was way before 2001, but when Eric Bischoff was spending Ted Turner's money and signing everyone with a pulse, Lanny Poffo was under contract... paid for months on end (maybe years?) to sit at home. WCW wasn't interested in his services; they hired him at Randy Savage's insistence.

If I'm not mistaken, Savage originally got the rights to use the Gorgeous George name, for little brother Lanny. Once they didn't use him, they used the name for Randy's girlfriend.

Never knew that. Interesting stuff.

[Raine]

Roadblock was on an edition of WCW Nitro and got racked by Luger during 1997, it was in the run up to Luger's one week World title reign

[Chris Hammers]

Wasn't Mike Quackenbush & Reckless Youth signed to WCW when they hired a crapton of cruiserweights in 2000/2001. But they never appeared on tv and were quickly released.

[mikey1974]

Mar 12, 2012 21:56:43 GMT -5 Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai said:

This was way before 2001, but when Eric Bischoff was spending Ted Turner's money and signing everyone with a pulse, Lanny Poffo was under contract... paid for months on end (maybe years?) to sit at home. WCW wasn't interested in his services; they hired him at Randy Savage's insistence.

yeah...Poffo talked about it a little while ago,how basically wherever Savage went,he made sure his brother was hired as well...

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UFC Fighter Chael Sonnen was graduation the Power Plant at the time

[Calcifer Boheme]

Mar 13, 2012 12:13:14 GMT -5 Chris Hammers said:

Wasn't Mike Quackenbush & Reckless Youth signed to WCW when they hired a crap ton of cruiserweights in 2000/2001. But they never appeared on tv and were quickly released.

I remember Quack talking about this, i think on his Art of Wrestling interview.

If I remember correctly, he decided not to sign as he didn't want to move to Atlanta. Youth made the move, and was gone from the company a month later.

I could be wrong about how it went down, but I think that's about it.

[drifter]

Man, Reckless Youth just didn't have the luck with the big companies. I remember when he was signed to a WWF deal, and even got mentioned in WWF Magazine, in an article showcasing some of the developmental talent.

[tnafan17: The Total Package]

Crazy to see all these names that never got air time in WCW.

Quick question, was Colt Cabana ever signed? Because there was a video on YouTube not to long ago that had him working in the crowd as a fan getting shoved by somebody on PPV.

[Blackjack]

Mar 12, 2012 22:29:44 GMT -5 squareshield said:

I had no idea RVD signed with WCW. Learn something new everyday.

he wrestle as Robbie V prior to ECW in early 90s

[cyantist]

Mar 14, 2012 7:27:03 GMT -5 tnafan17: The Total Package said:

Crazy to see all these names that never got air time in WCW.

Quick question, was Colt Cabana ever signed? Because there was a video on YouTube not to long ago that had him working in the crowd as a fan getting shoved by somebody on PPV.

That was Paul London.

[done]

Steve something - he was once ECW Champion, he said that he was signed but WWF would buy out WCW soon after but WWF never also signed him.