5 Biggest WCW stars Vince McMahon signed before buying the company, and 5 he signed after

Modified Jun 21, 2020 05:30 GMT

#3 Chris Benoit (before)

Chris Benoit left WCW and debuted in WWE in January 2000

Chris Benoit was another big name who left WCW and came to WWE as a part of The Radicalz. Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko didn't do much of note on the main roster, but Benoit and Eddie Guerrero went on to become World Champions.

WrestleMania 20 was centered around the 20-year struggle of Benoit and Eddie and ended with Benoit winning the World title from Triple H and hugging it out with his best friend in one of the most heartwarming moments in the history of professional wrestling.

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#3 Ric Flair (after)

Ric Flair is a former WCW World Champion

After Vince's McMahon's WWE defeated The Alliance at Survivor Series 2001, Ric Flair made his return to WWE and revealed that he was now the co-owner of WWE along with Vince McMahon. This led to a Street Fight between the two at the Royal Rumble PPV, which Flair won. Flair later joined forces with Triple and the duo formed Evolution, one of the greatest factions of all time, consisting of Batista and Randy Orton as well.

Flair retired from WWE following his WrestleMania 24 match against Shawn Michaels. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the night before.

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