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In recent years, WWE has made a habit out of inducting not just individuals and tag teams into its Hall of Fame, but also stables. The Four Horsemen and DX are already in.The New World Order’s upcoming 2020 induction will soon make Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Sean Waltman each two time Hall of Famers.
Given that factions are being celebrated, and given WWE has shown a willingness to celebrate great groups from WCW history, it opens the door to more units going in in the years ahead. WWE may have already covered the most universally agreed upon, iconic groups in the eyes of contemporary fans.
Nonetheless, there remain so many more groups worth inducting if only to honor their legacy and remind fans about them. This article takes a look at five WCW factions that are worthy of WWE Hall of Fame consideration.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the article belongs to the writer and doesn't necessarily represent Sportskeeda's stand.
#5 The Dangerous Alliance
Bridging the gap between the heyday of The Four Horsemen and the New World Order, there was a faction that is too often forgotten, perhaps because it was only featured for about a year. Nonetheless, Paul Heyman, under the name Paul E dangerously, played a heel mastermind manager to perfection from 1991 to 1992, heading up The Dangerous Alliance.
The group included names of no lesser stature than Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, Bobby Eaton, and Madusa. Together, they were formidable to say the least, and the unit went out with a bang as they largely fell apart when they lost what was arguably the last great War Games match in WCW
Had Heyman stayed in WCW longer, The Dangerous Alliance well have had a longer story to tell. Nonetheless, their legacy stands for largely dominating the company’s storylines for a year. With Heyman now working for WWE again in a prominent role, now may be the time to celebrate some of his best pre-ECW work, not to mention the star-studded cast he worked with.
#4 The Flock
The Flock didn’t necessarily register as an all-time great stable by traditional metrics. The group never broke out into the main event picture and didn’t rack up many title reigns. Just the same, the faction was a compelling part of WCW programming when the company was at its very hottest stages from 1997 to 1998.
The Flock revolved around Raven, whose dark persona and grudge work helped him stand out and tap into a very particular ethos of the late 1990s. From there, the oddball unit included a full on mismatch of talents like Billy Kidman, Perry Saturn, Chris Kanyon, and Reese, selling them as fundamentally contrary to convention and the status quo.
There’s an argument to be made that The Flock was ahead of its time and influenced groups to follow like WWE’s Wyatt Family or Impact Wrestling’s Menagerie. Regardless, for daring to be different and charting a new course, the group is more than worthy of recognition.
#3 The Dungeon Of Doom
Before the New World Order in so many ways reinvented WCW, the dominant heel faction of the preceding era was The Dungeon of Doom. With Kevin Sullivan at the helm, the group introduced a chaotic mix of monster heels with a mission of making life difficult for top faces like Sting, Randy Savage, and especially Hulk Hogan.
This group offered a platform for big men like Kamala, The Yeti, and John Tenta, as well as reinvented eccentrics like Brutus Beefcake’s Zodiac character. Perhaps most importantly of all, The Dungeon of Doom launched The Giant, who would go on to a two decade plus career, most famously working as The Big Show in WWE.
The Dungeon of Doom tends to get dismissed for being campy and representing outdated thinking about what a wrestling heel might be. Just the same, they had a lot of fun moments and, in The Giant, did actually succeed in getting the world title off of Hogan for a time.
#2 The Jersey Triad
The Jersey Triad consisted of Diamond Dallas Page, Chris Kanyon, and Bam Bam Bigelow. While the group arguably wasn’t together long enough and didn’t accomplish enough as a unit to deserve going into the Hall of Fame, they were successful on their terms. While they were cool heels, they also didn’t shy away from heat or pander to fans the way the New World Order arguably came to. Moreover, in keeping the group to its three members, the group maintained its own identity and a sense of elite status.
Perhaps most importantly of all, the Jersey Triad legitimately boasted a diverse group. Page oozed charisma and came to the group a newly minted top-level star. Kanyon was wildly innovative, and his contemporaries tend to refer to him as one of the most underrated great in-ring talents of his generation. Then there was Bigelow, who combined veteran credibility with his monster look and big man's presence to feel like an enforcer.
Inducting this group would mean giving DDP the second Hall of Fame ring, which feels right for how big of a star he was in WCW, and how far short his WWE run felt of his potential. Moreover, Kanyon and Bigelow feel posthumously overdue for Hall recognition.
#1 The Stud Stable
Colonel Rob Parker was a key manager for WCW in the 1990s. Fans tend to overlook his contributions for being overshadowed by Harley Race early in his run, mostly operating in the mid-card during Hulk Hogan’s original face run with the company, and finally getting relegated to lower card status when the New World Order ran wild. Just the same, he was a consistently strong mouthpiece and accessory to a range of heel talents, and particularly his Stud Stable faction.
The Stud Stable included men like Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck, The Blacktop Bully, Dick Slater, Meng, and even Steve Austin for a bit. Together, they largely focused their attention on warring with the Rhodes family—highlighted by a War Games match—in addition to issues with Harlem Heat, and a range of face acts.
This group is worthy of a Hall of Fame nod if only for holding things down in relatively lean times for WCW, offering meaningful storylines for members and their opponents alike.
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