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== Championships == |
== Championships == |
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* To promote the film ''Ready To Rumble'', WCW allowed actor David Arquette to win their heavyweight title, keep it for a good clip of time, then [[Face Heel Turn|turn heel]] as part of one giant [[Shocking Swerve]] (with overzealous announcer Tony Schiavone branding it "the ''ultimate'' swerve"). This was the angle that cemented booker [[Vince Russo]] as being certifiably insane amongst wrestling fans. Even [[Only Sane Man|Arquette]] protested it, since he ''[[Genre Savvy|knew]]'' it would [[X |
* To promote the film ''Ready To Rumble'', WCW allowed actor David Arquette to win their heavyweight title, keep it for a good clip of time, then [[Face Heel Turn|turn heel]] as part of one giant [[Shocking Swerve]] (with overzealous announcer Tony Schiavone branding it "the ''ultimate'' swerve"). This was the angle that cemented booker [[Vince Russo]] as being certifiably insane amongst wrestling fans. Even [[Only Sane Man|Arquette]] protested it, since he ''[[Genre Savvy|knew]]'' it would [[X-Pac Heat|infuriate the fans]], but it was in his contract. Arquette also quietly donated the paychecks he received during his WCW tenure to the families of [[Owen Hart]], Brian Pillman, Bobby Duncum Jr., Brian Hildebrand (all deceased), and Darren "Droz" Drozdov (paralyzed from the waist down following an in-ring accident). |
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* As bad as David Arquette as WCW champion was, it was only the second most idiotic championship reign in WCW history—second only to ''[[Vince Russo]]'s''. Yes, Russo gave ''himself'' the WCW Championship not long after he gave it to Arquette. Unlike Arquette, he felt absolutely no regret for doing it and could've stopped it from happening at any time because he was one of the bookers. [[Vince Russo]] is, to this day, one of the most despised figures in wrestling. Imagine that. |
* As bad as David Arquette as WCW champion was, it was only the second most idiotic championship reign in WCW history—second only to ''[[Vince Russo]]'s''. Yes, Russo gave ''himself'' the WCW Championship not long after he gave it to Arquette. Unlike Arquette, he felt absolutely no regret for doing it and could've stopped it from happening at any time because he was one of the bookers. [[Vince Russo]] is, to this day, one of the most despised figures in wrestling. Imagine that. |
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