5 WCW stars Vince McMahon pushed in WWE and 5 he didn't

Modified Jun 11, 2020 05:52 GMT

#1 Triple H (pushed)

After a forgettable stint in WCW in the mid-90s, Triple H signed a contract with WWE. He was squashed by The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 12 but things were only going to go uphill from that point on. Triple H went on to become one of the greatest Superstars in WWE history.

He has headlined several WrestleMania events, won the World title on 14 occasions, and has led legendary stables like Evolution and DX. The Game has done it all inside the squared circle and is currently nurturing the Superstars of tomorrow in WWE NXT.

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#1 Sting (not pushed)

Sting was the biggest WCW star who had never signed with WWE. It all changed in late 2014 when Sting appeared at Survivor Series 2014 and helped Team Cena defeat The Authority in the main event of the show. Many were hoping that Sting's arrival would lead to a dream match with The Undertaker, but we got Sting vs Triple H at WrestleMania instead, which The Game eventually won.

Sting later got into a short World title program with Seth Rollins and the feud ended at Night of Champions where Rollins emerged victorious. Many fans have wondered whether Sting would have been pushed and given a bunch of World title reigns if he had signed with WWE earlier. He was arguably the biggest babyface in WCW history and it's a shame that the WWE Universe didn't get to see him wrestle in WWE in his prime.

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