10 WCW Wrestlers That Changed The Most In One Year, WWE News

 10 WCW Wrestlers That Changed The Most In One Year, WWE news 

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A great deal can change in a year in the realm of expert wrestling , and that was especially obvious in the quick - paced Monday Night War period . Both WWE and WCW embraced crash booking , chock - brimming with face and heel turns , title changes , and discount trick changes . Related : 10 WCW Gimmick Changes That Saved Careers There were a few grapplers who stayed pretty consistent during this time , never having too tremendous changes by they way they were depicted , even as they moved fights or slid up or down the card . Anyway , there were additionally those abilities , including headliner level stars , who went through discount changes and became fringe unrecognizable contrasted with who they'd been a year sooner . Sting ( 1996-1997 and 1997 1998 ) Sting was a characterizing star for WCW , yet various times of revolutionary change . For the main portion of 1996 , The Franchise was pretty much a similar person he'd been for a really long time as a high - energy babyface who wore brilliant tones . The nWo attack , and his WCW countrymen not believing that he hadn't joined the heel bunch drove Sting to sever , however , clad clearly , turning into a quiet recluse who watched the activity from the rafters . The changes from Surfer Sting to Crow Sting assisted him with reasserting himself as the top babyface in WCW , yet Sting went through one more colossal change in 1998. He briefly dropped the highly contrasting for a red and dark take care of he joined the nWo Wolfpac and began acting a touch more like his old self . Mass Hogan ( 1995-199 For Hulk Hogan's initial two years in WCW , he

was pretty much the equivalent hero babyface he'd been as WWE's top star of the 1980s and mid 1990s . Anyway , the uncommon Bash at the Beach 1996 PPV saw him join the New World Order in one of the most legendary heel turns ever . Related : Hulk Hogan's 5 Best WCW Rivals ( and 5 Worst ) Hogan changed variety plans from red and yellow to highly contrasting and turned out to be definitively the sort of weak , conspiring heel engineer the old Hulkster would have fought with . Brian Pillman ( 1992-1993 and 1995-1996 ) Brian Pillman was a breakout white meat babyface as the essence of WCW's Light Heavyweight Division in the mid 1990s . Anyway , in 1993 a heel turn saw him make a shockingly extraordinary turn as half of the reckless and splendid Hollywood Blonds label group with Steve Austin . Pillman had one more child pursue the group split up , getting back to his former ways on various levels . Anyway , another heel turn wouldn't just see him join a re - envisioned Four Horsemen group , however X likewise converge into his popular Loose Cannon contrivance that continually stretched the limits . It was an essential turn as he began to incline less on his physicality , more on noteworthy person work until the end of his profession and life . Brutus Beefcake ( 1994 1995 and 1995-1996 ) Few grapplers have at any point changed contrivances as frequently or as decisively as Brutus Beefcake in WCW . He unobtrusively appeared as a Hulk Hogan's partner in 1994 , just to have , before the year's over , turned heel and been rebranded as Hogan rival , The Butcher . The Butcher would give way to The Zodiac , a whimsical Dungeon of Doom character , just for him to re - debut as the babyface Booty Man with Kimberly Page close by . Beefcake was plainly among the grapplers who experienced such a large number of trick changes , and would earn three time situation on this rundown were it not for him being gone from WCW for all of 1997 . drastically change once more , however , from his last appearance in late 1996 as The Booty Man , to

returning as Hogan's right - hand man in the X nWo , The Disciple , in February 1998 . Precious stone Dallas Page 1996-1997 ) As a question of style , Diamond Dallas Page might not have changed a lot over his WCW residency - keeping a comparable look and standard contrivance . Anyway , it's difficult to deny his abilities , the manner in which he conducted himself , and how he was situated on the card didn't totally change from 1996 to 1997. In 1996 , DDP was planted in the mid - card as a heel . In facing the nWo , having a stupendous quarrel with Randy Savage , Page became one of WCW's tip - top local legends . This run put him in a position to turn into the go - to label group accomplice for visiting VIPs like Karl Malone , David Arquette , and Jay Leno , also a title holder in the years to follow . Buff Bagwell ( 1995-1996 ) Marcus Alexander Bagwell was a child group expert from 1993 to 1995 , winning label gold first with 2 Cold Scorpio , and getting a charge out of rules with The Patriot as Stars and Stripes , and afterward Scotty Riggs as Americar X Males in 1994 and 1995. In late 1996 , however , he turned on Riggs and joined the nWo . In excess of a basic heel turn , Bagwell totally reexamined himself as Buff Bagwell - one of the advancement's smuggest , most terrible miscreants whom it was difficult to recall had once been such a clean - cut face . Alex Wright ( 1998-1999 ) After years charged with the moniker Das Wunderkind , stressing his childhood and great looks , Alex Wright changed gears decisively in 1999 when he re - appeared under the name Berlyn - a reference to the city of Berlin in Wright's local Germany . The person donned a dark mohawk , beard growth , and an overcoat for a lot edgier show than he'd at any point had . Tragically , a progression of miscues related with the person , matched with it just not moving past with the crowd passed on Berlyn to putrefy in the mid - card until he returned to the Wright name , and returned nearer old persona the following year .

Jim Duggan ( 1999-2000 ) Most of Jim Duggan's WCW residency was established in the name he'd worked in WCW as a banner - waving loyalist and a fighting babyface . In late WCW , the most improbable turn of all happened when Duggan turned heel , as well as did as such by joining Team Canada . It was a square - stake - round - opening situation that didn't fit Hacksaw by any means , and felt like one of a definitive instances of presenting a turn or a turn only for shock esteem with next to no rationale or anybody truly benefiting . Related : Every Version Of The Big Boss Man , Ranked From Worst To BestFro there , he'd change gears completely with a turn and a re-visitation of the Big Bubba Rogers aimmick he had worked before he at any point Ray Traylor ( 1994-1995 ) When Ray Traylor endorsed with WCW , he appeared as The Boss , a person excessively subordinate of his Big Boss Man persona in WWE , direct there was legitimate mediation to make him change gears . The Guardian Angel contrivance he worked subsequently fell a piece level . X trick he had worked before he at any point endorsed with WWE . Traylor had more contrivance changes as he went all through the nWo in the years to follow , however it was this time of subsiding into WCW when his personality shifted the most forcefully . Billy Kidman ( 1997-1998 ) Billy Kidman worked for the vast majority of his initial two years in WCW as an individual from Raven's Flock , with a gritty look and ramifications he had a medication issue . Out of nowhere , he rolled out a sensational improvement in 1998 , moving to a neat and tidy look , wearing a white tank top and jean shorts . As a babyface , liberated from The Flock , he turned into an installation in the mid - card and toward the highest point of the Cruiserweight division , on a very surprising track from where he'd been in 1996 and 1997 .

A lot can change in a year in the world of professional wrestling , and that was particularly true in the fast - paced Monday Night War era . Both WWE and WCW embraced crash booking , chock - full of face and heel turns , title changes , and wholesale gimmick changes . Related : 10 WCW Gimmick Changes That Saved Careers There were some wrestlers who remained pretty steady during this time , never having too significant changes in how they were portrayed , even as they shifted feuds or slid up or down the card . However , there were also those talents , including main event level stars , who underwent wholesale changes and became borderline unrecognizable compared to who they'd been twelve months earlier . Sting ( 1996-1997 and 1997 1998 ) Sting was a defining star for WCW , but multiple periods of radical change . For the first half of 1996 , The Franchise was more or less the same guy he'd been for years as a high - energy babyface who wore bright colors . The nWo invasion , and his WCW compatriots not trusting that he hadn't joined the heel group led Sting to break off , though , clad in black and white , becoming a silent loner who watched the action from the rafters . The transitions from Surfer Sting to Crow Sting helped him reassert himself as the top babyface in WCW , but Sting underwent another huge shift in 1998. He temporarily dropped the black and white for a red and black look after he joined the nWo Wolfpac and started acting a bit more like his old self . Hulk Hogan ( 1995-199 For Hulk Hogan's first two years in WCW , he 

was more or less the same superhero babyface he'd been as WWE's top star of the 1980s and early 1990s . However , the unusual Bash at the Beach 1996 PPV saw him join the New World Order in one of the most epic heel turns of all time . Related : Hulk Hogan's 5 Best WCW Rivals ( & 5 Worst ) Hogan changed color schemes from red and yellow to black and white and became precisely the kind of cowardly , scheming heel mastermind the old Hulkster would have feuded with . Brian Pillman ( 1992-1993 and 1995-1996 ) Brian Pillman was a breakout white meat babyface as the face of WCW's Light Heavyweight Division in the early 1990s . However , in 1993 a heel turn saw him make a surprisingly great turn as half of the brash and brilliant Hollywood Blonds tag team with Steve Austin . Pillman had another baby run after the team split up , returning to his old ways on a number of levels . However , another heel turn would not only see him join a re - imagined Four Horsemen faction , but X also merge into his famous Loose Cannon gimmick that constantly pushed the envelope . It was a pivotal turn as he started to lean less on his athleticism , more on impressive character work for the rest of his career and life . Brutus Beefcake ( 1994 1995 and 1995-1996 ) Few wrestlers have ever changed gimmicks as often or as dramatically as Brutus Beefcake in WCW . He quietly debuted as a Hulk Hogan's ally in 1994 , only to have , by the end of the year , turned heel and been rebranded as Hogan rival , The Butcher . The Butcher would give way to The Zodiac , an eccentric Dungeon of Doom personality , only for him to re - debut as the babyface Booty Man with Kimberly Page by his side . Beefcake was clearly among the wrestlers who suffered from too many gimmick changes , and would garner three time placement on this list were it not for him being gone from WCW for all of 1997 . radically change again , though , from his last appearance in late 1996 as The Booty Man , to 

returning as Hogan's right - hand man in the X nWo , The Disciple , in February 1998 . Diamond Dallas Page 1996-1997 ) As a matter of aesthetics , Diamond Dallas Page may not have transformed too much over his WCW tenure - maintaining a similar look and baseline gimmick . However , it's tough to deny his skills , the way he carried himself , and the way he was positioned on the card didn't completely transform from 1996 to 1997. In 1996 , DDP was planted in the mid - card as a heel . In standing up to the nWo , having a terrific feud with Randy Savage , Page became one of WCW's tip - top homegrown heroes . This run set him up to become the go - to tag team partner for visiting celebrities like Karl Malone , David Arquette , and Jay Leno , not to mention a world champion in the years to follow . Buff Bagwell ( 1995-1996 ) Marcus Alexander Bagwell was a baby team specialist from 1993 to 1995 , winning tag gold first with 2 Cold Scorpio , and enjoying reigns with The Patriot as Stars and Stripes , and then Scotty Riggs as Americar X Males in 1994 and 1995. In late 1996 , though , he turned on Riggs and joined the nWo . More than a simple heel turn , Bagwell completely reinvented himself as Buff Bagwell - one of the promotion's smuggest , most loathsome bad guys whom it was hard to remember had once been such a clean - cut face . Alex Wright ( 1998-1999 ) After years billed with the nickname Das Wunderkind , emphasizing his youth and good looks , Alex Wright shifted gears dramatically in 1999 when he re - debuted under the name Berlyn - a reference to the city of Berlin in Wright's native Germany . The character sported a black mohawk , facial hair , and a trench coat for a much edgier presentation than he'd ever had before . Unfortunately , a series of miscues associated with the character , paired with it simply not getting over with the audience left Berlyn to fester in the mid - card until he went back to the Wright name , and reverted closer old persona the next year . 

Jim Duggan ( 1999-2000 ) Most of Jim Duggan's WCW tenure was rooted in the name he'd built in WCW as a flag - waving patriot and a brawling babyface . In late WCW , the most unlikely turn of all occurred when Duggan not only turned heel , but did so by joining Team Canada . It was a square - peg - round - hole scenario that didn't fit Hacksaw at all , and felt like one of the ultimate cases of introducing a turn or a swerve just for shock value without any logic or anyone really benefiting . Related : Every Version Of The Big Boss Man , Ranked From Worst To BestFro there , he'd switch gears entirely with a turn and a return to the Big Bubba Rogers aimmick he had worked before he ever Ray Traylor ( 1994-1995 ) When Ray Traylor signed with WCW , he debuted as The Boss , a character a little too derivative of his Big Boss Man persona in WWE , to the point there was legal intervention to make him shift gears . The Guardian Angel gimmick he worked afterward fell a bit flat . X gimmick he had worked before he ever signed with WWE . Traylor had more gimmick changes as he went in and out of the nWo in the years to follow , but it was this period of settling into WCW when his identity varied the most aggressively . Billy Kidman ( 1997-1998 ) Billy Kidman worked for most of his first two years in WCW as a member of Raven's Flock , with a grungy look and implications he had a drug issue . All of a sudden , he made a dramatic change in 1998 , shifting to a clean cut look , wearing a white tank top and jean shorts . As a babyface , free of The Flock , he became a fixture in the mid - card and toward the top of the Cruiserweight division , on a totally different track from where he'd been in 1996 and 1997 .