10 Best Rivalries In WCW History
These are the 10 best rivalries in WCW history
9. Ricky Steamboat vs. "Stunning" Steve Austin
From Flyin’ Brian to his Hollywood Blonds partner and a man that WCW cared about so much that they fired him whilst he was injured. We’re sure nothing major happened as a result of that decision…
Before he was Stone Cold in the WWF, Steve Austin was Stunning in WCW, where he had an amazing feud with Ricky Steamboat spread over two years and multiple championships.
Their first encounter was for Austin’s World Television Championship, which he retained via disqualification. This was in December of 1991, and Steamboat didn’t win the belt until September 1992 - now that’s long-term booking!
In the meantime, the pair fought in numerous singles and multi-man matches, including the legendary WarGames main event of WrestleWar 1992.
After a tag title feud pitting Steamboat and Shane Douglas against The Hollywood Blonds, the two would engage once again over the United States title, which Ricky beat Steve for at Clash of the Champions 28.
The veteran clearly had the up-and-comer’s number, but the results were secondary to the wrestling art they painted on WCW’s canvas.
Stunning Steve was the perfect devious foil for The Dragon’s down-to-earth persona, and it was during this rivalry that we got our first glimpse of how great Austin would become.
