#4 Failure to read star potential
The amount of quality talent that passed through the doors of WCW at one time or another is astounding. With that in mind, it's obvious that a true top-tier, main-eventing star would slip through the cracks.
However, when it’s a star as big as Steve Austin or Chris Jericho, one would have to believe that someone, somewhere throughout the WCW hierarchy would take a look at these guys and realise that there is something special here.
Unfortunately for WCW fans, that didn't happen and two of the all-time greats departed the company without ever being able to truly showcase their optimal talent.
“Stunning” Steve Austin had a decent run with WCW, and Chris Jericho did pretty well also. But, they never even scratched the surface of what they really had to offer, as revealed once they made their way to WWE. One year after leaving WCW, Austin 3:16 was born and he would go on to put millions of butts in seats throughout the Attitude Era.
As far as Jericho, we all remember how fast he rose to superstardom, starting with his millennium busting debut and his complete takeover of “RAW is Jericho.”
WCW missed the mark on a number of stars, such as Dean Malenko and practically the entire cruiserweight division. But Austin and Jericho still sit atop the list of “what were we thinking” in the storied history of WCW.
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