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#3 'Billionaire Ted's Wrasslin War room'
By mid-1996, WCW and Eric Bischoff's masterplan was pretty apparent: tempt former WWF legends to the company, relive the glory days of the WWF golden era in a WCW ring and let fan-nostalgia do the rest.
Try as they might, it was just impossible for the WWF to wipe out a company that showcased big name stars like Hogan and Savage, not to mention WCW made superstars like Sting and Ric Flair.
One thing Vince McMahon did have going for him was a deeper appreciation for the wrestling business than any of his rivals. While Bischoff and Turner were scoring the short-term victories in terms of ratings and fan interest, Vince was looking to the future. He dubbed his cohort of superstars the 'New Generation' during the final few months of 1994, and at least in theory, 1996 would be the year that some of those newer talents would start to blossom.
In order to demonstrate this key difference between the two companies, McMahon decided to poke fun at the WCW's ageing and out of touch roster. He commissioned a series of skits that included caricatures of Ted Turner, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage and Mene Gene.
The group was shown sitting around a table trying to put together a plan for WCW's future. Turner, pictured as 'Billionaire Ted', clearly did not have a clue how to make wrestling shows coherent and sustainable. Sooner or later, WCW would crumble like Hulk Hogan's hip.
This skits did bring some much-needed attention back to WWF, and also showed that Vince could still show his teeth when the situation called for it. The series was eventually dropped just before Wrestlemania XII due to pressure from WCW lawyers, but not before turning the Monday Night Wars very personal indeed.
