5 WCW couples we didn't see in WWE

WCW's demise came in March 2001, when Vince McMahon bought off his competition and effectively ended the Monday Night Wars. The two companies were engaged in a rating war for the past several years, in what many fans dubbed as the greatest era in sports entertainment history. Some of the biggest Superstars in the industry were born at the time, like The Rock, Stone Cold, and Goldberg.

We have witnessed a string of memorable on-screen couples throughout WWE's storied history. On-screen couples were a thing in WCW as well. While some of them were real-life partners, others were thrown together in an effort to create drama and engaging storylines.

When WCW's ship sank, these on-screen WCW couples did not make it to WWE TV, despite Vince McMahon signing several WCW wrestlers over the next several years.

Let's take a look at 5 WCW couples we didn't see in WWE:

#5 David Flair and Daffney

David Flair made his way to WCW when the promotion had already begun losing steam against WWE in the Monday Night Wars. He made his WCW debut in a Tag Team match which saw him and his father Ric Flair, defeat Curt Hennig and Barry Windham at WCW/nWo Souled Out 1999.

WCW put Flair and Daffney together at Starrcade 1999. Around the same time, Flair teamed up with Crowbar and the duo went on to win the WCW World Tag Team titles by defeating Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner.

Soon after Flair split with Crowbar following their title loss to Big Vito and Johnny "The Bull". He then dumped Daffney as well, for Miss Hancock. This led to a feud between Daffney and Hancock, which culminated in a Wedding Gown match that Daffney won. Flair appeared in WWE during the buildup to The Undertaker vs Ric Flair match at WrestleMania 18, while Daffney was never picked up by WWE.

#4 Scott Steiner and Midajah

After wrestling for several promotions during the first half of the 90s, Scott Steiner returned to WCW and stayed with the company until its demise. For almost two years, Scott teamed up with his brother Rick Steiner, and the alliance ended when the former turned on Rick while they were defending their Tag Team title against The Outsiders. Steiner had a brief stint with Midajah who was his valet and love interest, and the duo was together for a while when WCW was on its last legs.

Following WCW's purchase, Scott Steiner and Midajah reunited for a while in World Wrestling All-Stars. While Midajah never found a career in WWE, Steiner was signed to a contract in late 2002. He remained with the company for the next two years, in what was pretty much a forgettable run.

Steiner had a brief World title program with Triple H on RAW which ended with The Game retaining his title. He later got together with Stacy Keibler and the duo appeared together on WWE TV on several occasions. Steiner was released from WWE in August 2004.

#3 Steve McMichael and Debra

When Steve McMichael made the jump from NFL to pro-wrestling, he brought along his wife Debra with him. WCW decided to use the real-life couple in storyline as well. After being together for almost a year, Debra and McMichael split and she left him for Jeff Jarrett.

At Clash of Champions XXXV, McMichael defeated Jarrett in a WCW United States Heavyweight title match. In late 1998, the couple divorced in real-life and Debra left WCW.

Debra began managing Jeff Jarrett in WWE, and also won the Women's title on one occasion during her WWE stint. She was heavily featured on WWE TV during the buildup to Stone Cold vs The Rock at WrestleMania 17. She was married to The Rattlesnake at the time.

Debra appeared in various mid-card storylines as well, and engaged in a backstage brawl with Stephanie McMahon during her final months with the promotion.

She left WWE in June 2002, along with Stone Cold. McMichael, on the other hand, left WCW in early 1999, and this was it for him in terms of wrestling.

#2 David Flair and Stacy Keibler

David Flair's on-screen stint with Daffney in WCW ended when he got together with Miss Hancock, famously known in WWE as Stacy Keibler. Around the same time, David turned on Ric Flair and registered a loss against his father at WCW The Great American Bash. He avenged the loss the next night when he defeated his father and retired him.

Stacy and David were going to have a TV wedding in late 2000, but things didn't end as planned, as Stacy revealed that she was pregnant and David wasn't the father.

David had a pretty forgettable run in WWE, while Stacy turned into one of the biggest and most popular WWE Divas soon after her arrival in the company in 2001. Stacy managed the likes of The Dudley Boyz, Test, and Scott Steiner on the main roster.

She also had a brief stint with The Hurricane and Rosey, and was dubbed as Super Stacy. Stacy left WWE in July 2006 to focus on other ventures, and has made a few appearances for the company ever since.

#1 Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth

Lex Luger brought back Miss Elizabeth as his manager in late 1999, and soon after he helped Sting win the WCW World title. Luger then began having issues with Sting, and also started treating Miss Elizabeth badly around this time. This led to a match between Luger and Sting, which saw Elizabeth turning on the latter. The association was nowhere close to the magic that Miss Elizabeth and Randy Savage had created during their run in WWE in the late 80s.

Elizabeth wrestled her first official bout against Daffney in May 2000. Her contract expired in August 2000, and she quietly left WCW. After WCW was bought off by Vince McMahon, Luger refused to return to WWE.

He made several appearances for Impact Wrestling, and also inducted Sting into the TNA Hall of Fame in October 2012. Elizabeth died on May 1, 2003, due to acute toxicity. She was living with Luger at the time and he was the one who called 911 to report that she wasn't breathing.