Sting’s crow gimmick was my favorite. Told a story about the character while not speaking was incredible. Something dark brought so much light.

The one I remember most fondly is La Parka. The Chairman of WCW carried a certain aura of unpredictability, and I always was very impressed by his agility in contrast to his size.

Norman Smiley as a Hardcore Champion wrestler will always be one of my WCW favorites. He ran more than he fought and somehow managed to win and keep the Hardcore title.

That was Genius Scott Hall came up with The Sting Crow Gimmick

So glad Lance made this list! Loved Storm's gimmick, Henry Rollins look and great ring ability. I am a little surprised that Raven's Flock didn't make this list. I know the flock may have been an obstacle to the indie legend that was Raven when it comes to his actual ring participation but their look was unmistakably 90s and Kidman and Saturn were shining lights in the stable.

For everyone that loves the Razor Ramon gimmick for Scott Hall, take a look back as Hall played a near identical character in the form of the Diamond Studd, managed by DDP. His finisher, move set, promos, and overall character were in WCW but unfortunately the people at the top didn't see anything in him. That is the same story for Taker, Austin and all the other young talent they let go in the early 90's.

I loved the Harlem Heat gimmick. That opening part of there theme with the laughing.. is just so awesome.. and just the way Steve Ray and Booker T acted coming into the ring.. pure swagger.. authentic swagger.. it just felt real

Not seeing Saturday Wright Fever made me sad. But for real, Brian Pillman was one of the few "work myself into a shoot" subjects that worked extremely well. I loved where he was going in WCW.

I will say that Sting was my all time favorite, everything about his character was cool to me and after getting a chance to meet Steve Borden and hear some of his life story I ended up appreiciating his in ring work even more.

Bryan Pillman evolving from "Flying Bryan" to "The Loose Cannon" is the most epic gimmick transformation ever in wrestling history.

Sting's Crow Gimmick was Amazing.

This guy never runs out of content it’s amazing!!!

Norman Smiley becoming a accidental hardcore wrester and wearing sports gear always resonated with me

Lance Storm changing those titles to Canadian titles was awesome

Conspiracy Victim Chris Jericho was hilarious and highly entertaining. Also loved La Parka & Vader in WCW

I was a huge WCW fan during peak Nitro. I never thought much of Scott Hall back then, but watching this channel over the last few years made me a huge fan of his. It helped me realize how important he was to wrestling in the 90's.

Monday Night Jericho should be on this list. Him and Ralphus as Jericho's personal security was great stuff.

I don’t think Dusty Rhodes gets enough credit for how stylish he was… it really was something extremely impressive.

Regal's physical comedy and just general physicality is truely amazing.

I loved the man of 1000 holds because of his ice cold no nonsense demeanor

Glad to see Mortis on this list, I've gained a new appreciation for him and Wrath with the Reliving the War Series. Chris Kanyon was a man before his time, if he had started his career in the mid 00's - early 2010, he would've perfectly fit in and even thrived on the indies, especially with the Mortis gimmick; in my opinion.

One character that always made me smile and laugh was "Screamin" Norman Smiley. Loved that gimmick especially when he "reluctantly" was put in hardcore matches.

Lance Storm was great in WCW. He might've been the brightest light in the last days of the promotion. I loved it when he would say "If I could be serious for a minute."

I liked Raven and the Flock. Raven was a dark grundgy character and his faction could have been a check to the NWO as far as on screen matches and rivalries. I just liked that there was another large group besides the NWO and WCW.

Just about any time Norman Smiley was on screen it was a good time. It was like someone wandered onto the lot by mistake for a wrestle. Seriously overlooked and entertaining.

Konan switching up to K-Dog and taking on the cholo mexican gangster persona worked out great for him and kept him relevant for a long time even in other promotions. Before that he kinda was lost in the Luchador Shuffle, still great talent but the k-dog switch made him stand out

The sting gimmick was top notch. One of the reasons I fell in love with pro wrestling

I have to say the Lord Stephen Regal character was one of my favorites when I was at the height of my wrestling fandom, it wasn't so much the outfit for me, but his theme music. His theme made the character and tied it all together, I definitely think if Mr. Matthews had been a wrestler back in the 50s through to the 1970s, he would've been one of the great heels of his generation, thankfully we got him during mine and he indeed is one of the great heel wrestlers of the 1990s through the other 2000s. He is another case of WCW not knowing exactly what they had, and we can name at least five of those examples very easily. But he was truly one of my favorite heels to hate but you could not deny how unique his wrestling style was, and definitely got me interested in wrestling, going back to the 70s through the 40s. I thank him for being yet another character in the tapestry that was professional wrestling, especially pre-attitude.

The Hollywood Blondes... Catch a brush with Greatness... the tag team that shouldn't have gotten to where there were... THE Tag Team of the 90's... Flyin Brian and Stunning Steve will always be to me one of the top tag teams based on in ring talent, mic work, cohesion, and just fun...

Very good list, as usual. Love that you included Regal here. His gimmick was perfect for his straight-up mat wrestling style. The one person I'm surprised you didn't include here was 1998 Jericho. That might be my all-time favorite version of Jericho. Such a great promo guy and a fantastic heat magnet. nWo Konnan was also really good. He was so bland in 1996, then over the course of two years he transforms into one of the top guys in the company in terms of getting really good crowd pops.

From the best reports, Pillman intended to go back to WCW but Bischoff would not agree to a guarantee on his contract. He was still unsure what he should do, but was convinced to take the sure thing in the WWF.

Alex Wright better be on this list

In my opinion, the height of the Crow Sting gimmick was when Sting came out from under the ring and scorpion death dropped Eric Bischoff. I'm still looking for the video that shows what happened after Nitro went off the air. Sting supposedly helped Bischoff to his feet but then proceeded to scorpion death drop him a second time.

La Parka. I always thought the skeleton suit was kinda cool. I was fairly young at the time too.

I'm glad Lance Storm was in this list. One of the few positives in the final year or so of WCW. Norman Smiley used to make me laugh doing his big wiggle. Hardcore legend lol.

Huge W on Regal. I also think Mortis was cool and would've worked better elsewhere. He and Raven did a few good things together, tho.

Mortis was freaking awesome!! Good to see the gimmick get it's due!

I'm totally guilty of The lord Regal gimmick. I love that stuff now being 41. Also Mortice's theme was freaking awesome, would love to hear a modernized version. awesome video!

I didn't start watching wrestling until late 97. Sting immediately became my first favorite wrestler. He had that commanding presence that made it so you were glued to him any time he was on screen. Still to this day, I pop whenever Sting shows up.

Great content after great content. Wrestling Bios is without a doubt the best Wrestling channel on KZfaq.

I always loved Juvi’s gimmick that was like the low budget version of The Rock. I vaguely remember him calling Kanyon Chris “Shampoo” Kanyon and young me laughing my ass off.

The night that Lance Storm defended the US, cruiserweight and hardcore title one after the other was an epic episode. He was such a solid technician and a top athlete.

For me the Red and Black version of Sting was my favorite in WCW. I also love the Joker version of Sting in Impact Wrestling

10:02 I am so happy to see Mortis featured in this video. According to Kanyon, the only reason he was a skeleton was because he thought they were cool and that there weren't skeletons in WCW. And then WCW hired La Parka

I think The Mamalukes need a mention especially Big Vito, who was a beacon of light towards the end of WCW, a great worker with great humour attached to his gimmick

Another awesome upload from the wrestling channel with the most jam on the planet! It’s good to take a look at the positive things in WCW and what they brought to the table. So often when discussing WCW it’s the negative aspects that get discussed and going out of business.

I loved the Blood Runs Cold storyline. My brother and I were big fans of those 3. And the clip of Mortis hitting the Buckshot Lariat decades before Page would is just a testament to what an innovator Chris Kanyon was.

Loved that Mortis and Lance Storm made the list. They’re definitely 2 of my favorites and under appreciated

I also really enjoyed Mortis. Kanyon's moveset was very creative and whoever designed that costume nailed the look. Fond memories of booting up WCW vs NWO: Revenge on Halloween evening 1998 and playing as Mortis.

I loved Mortis character myself RIP CHRIS KANYON

Everybody knows about Sting, but Mortis never got the shine he deserved, Kanyon was awesome in the ring!

My favorite under appreciated gimmick was smack-head Kidman. Always liked his in-ring style prior to his joining The Flock and while he didn't have the best win/loss percentage during his Flock days, the gimmick definitely elevated Kidman and did wonders for his career. His look was also appealing.

I fully agree about Lord Regal. As a kid, I despised the guy, couldn't wait to see him off my screen lol but as an adult, I LOVE his work and have a whole other appreciation for what he brought to my youth!

Mortis was awesome, great look and a great wrestler on top of it. Perfect combo and super underrated

I get chills still to this day (and just now ! ) Thinking about the only time I witnessed the Road Warrior pop in 89 live ! IT even beat Hulks pop in my town that same year . I LOVED them as a kid !!! I still have their AWA Remco figures ! Also they got me into Heavy Metal at 7 years old hearing Iron Man as their intro !!!

Can we please take a moment to appreciate bios' insane remixing skills? Like seriously, I was headbanging to his nitro mix at the end there 😂👌 put out full remix vids!

Loved the Brian Pillman "Loose Cannon "

Brian Pillman was just so good. One of the first wrestling action figures I got as a kid was of him. I loved his “unhinged” character and as an adult I’ve grown to really appreciate his in ring work and his promos. His passing was so sad. I was a very young fan new to wrestling in general and a guy I just got into dying was a shock. I also was a massive Sting fan during the “crow” era. I loved the whole dark hero thing. I had a Sting tape that I watched over and over. I was also really into Mysterio and Benoit as a young WCW fan. They were super captivating to watch even for a kid who didn’t really appreciate or understand the nuances of in-ring work. Nash is a guy I gravitated towards too, especially during the Wolfpack run before the finger poke. He had a “cool” factor about him. I didn’t really appreciate Scott Hall until I went back and watched Razor Ramon. Now, I’m a bigger Hall fan. Lance Storm in WCW was absolutely fantastic. One of the few bright spots during the dying days of the company. Booker T was a guy I was always behind in WCW. I rooted for him every time. I was super happy when he finally won the world title.

I always loved Jericho's losing streak/heel turn gimmick. It is when Chris started to shine on his own and become one of the best heels in WCW (and then later in WWE); that is when I became a Jericholoic. His list of 1004 holds was great along with his "security guard" Ralphus.

Norman Smiley had no business being that over but he was at some point.

Always thought that it was a shame that Kanyon did not portray the mortis gimmick in WWE would have loved to have seen him and Kane team together

I'm definitely one of those that didn't appreciate Regal. He really was one that could do it all and gave 100% with whatever was thrown at him

I loved Lance Storms "Don't blame Canada, blame yourself." Tag line.

I'm glad you're giving WCW some love. Those last days were screwed up, but the talent did some amazing work to compensate for it. Team Canada v MiA may have been some of the best post-nWo stuff I've seen to this day.

One of my favorite moments with Sting in WCW was when he joined the Wolfpack, after teasing for a second that he would join Hogan in the "black and white." I'm looking forward to seeing all that Wolfpack stuff unfold on Reliving the War. Even though the faction doesn't seem to be remembered too fondly by everybody nowadays, I was super into it when I was watching back then. (of course that storyline had a totally disappointing ending, but that's another story lol)

Wrath and Mortis were awesome! I loved them. That entrance music!? Omg!! Lol. 💜

Eddie Guerrero, Jericho, Harlem heat, Meng, were always wrestlers I watch weekly when nwo just got to big and constant dq’s…..I even enjoyed mongo dude was a train wreck but couldn’t stop watching his matches and liking them

Liking before watching because this is the content I prefer to just summaries of past PPV events.

Great pick on Mortis!!!!!

LOD always my fave tag team, now and forever. They would also be referenced in Fist of the North Star and I believe a few games too, they were truly iconic.

I was fond of the Screaming Norman Smiley gimmick. It was entertaining to see him keep trying to lose the hardcore title for him to retaining it like a cursed object.

Thanks to Scott hall for creating the two best gimmicks in wrestling!

Even on vacation this man brings bangers for us

Loving all the content lately. Keep up the good work. I appreciate you

Man I just want to say thank you for all your quality content. It always brings me great entertainment and the videos are always very informative. Thank you very much my friend. Hope all is well.

Norman Smiley always put a smile on my face.

I was a big fan of Glacier and didn't like Mortis, lol. Also, much as I dislike the real life guy, Disco Inferno was a good mid card gimmick. He stood out as so egotistical that he didn't realize he was behind the times. I was also a big fan of Alex Wright (pre Berlin) simple look, simple dance, great wrestler. Really enjoyed your list! 😎👍💯

I remember seeing Super Invader when watching WCW Worldwide in maybe 92 or 93 and thinking "wow he's even bigger than Big Van Vadder!" I was about 10 years old and I believed he would be something. Turns out he just did a few squash matches and went away, but 10 year old me was picking my jaw of the floor.

Cactus Jack is my all time favorite WCW gimmick. 'Crazy' characters had been done a hundred times before, but Foley perfected it and gave the character a level of intelligence and sympathy you just didn't see in those days. Some of the storyline shenanigans he was dealt (debuting in a present or the amnesia stuff being prime examples) would have sunk lesser talents. Instead the character became legendary.

That original crow sting was arguably the greatest character ever. Scott Hall is a freaking genius.

Great video (as always). My only critique is that you obviously forgot El Dandy.

NGL that one was one of the coolest youtube intros I've heard in my life XD

Norman smiley because of the big wiggle

So glad you mentioned Mortis, Regal and Storm. I enjoyed all 3 characters back in the day and they were great in the ring as well. Better than some of main guys for sure eh “brother “. 😂😂

I always got a kick out of Ernest "The Cat" Miller once he turned heel and became a cross between James Brown and Muhammad Ali.

I remember being a teenager at WCW events during 97 and 98. My and whoever I was with would be watching the rafters the whole time looking for Sting. It was an exciting time. One of the coolest times of my life.

What you said about Mortis, "Kanyon" was exactly how I felt back then when he debuted. He just looked damn cool and could back up everything in the ring. So much more could've been done with that gimmick and worked. Much love to Kanyon. RIP

I loved most of those, especially Sting. Crow Sting got me into wrestling. Loved Regal, Mortis, nWo, and Lance. But I’d have to include La Parka, Eddie Guerrero, Chavo w/ Pepe, Raven, and Saturn.

The New Breed I thought had a lot of potential, but they were short lived; great mic skills.

Chris Kanyon did the Buckshot Lariot in the '90s. Wow.

I think Eric Bischoff as a character was an amazing gimmick. The smarmy "owner" of the company with the used car salesman smile. He fit the role so well.

Lance doesn't get enough credit for all he accomplished. The Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title was the most prestigious belt in WCW history after all

Raven and his flock was without a doubt the most unique and memorable

I loved the Mortis character. The Flatliner was a really cool finisher

3 Count were one of the few bright spots in the dying days of WCW. All solid workers and for once, wrestling created a gimmick that was timely rather than 5 years behind the times. Had they been in WWE, they would've gotten over huge in the same way Too Cool did and would've been great mixing it up with the Hardyz, Dudleyz and E&C. Unfortunately they were in a company on life support.

There are a lot more gimmicks that come to mind. I'd love to see at least a few more entries into this series.

Love your take on Mortis. I did really enjoy what he was doin with Raven for a while. But who better than Kanyon?! I always liked him best as "himself". Guy was an amazing performer in the ring and on a mic. Heartbreaking that he left the world so early.

Bret Harts Bret Hart gimmick was my favorite

One of the few wrestling nostalgia commentators I’m loving

It's not exactly a gimmick, but one thing I loved about WCW over WWF back then was the fact that they gave a lot more air time to the smaller guys and the Luchadors especially. I had as much fun watching Konan, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Milenko, and them as I did watching Sting and Hogan and the guys at the top of the card. I also loved Disco Inferno and Harlem Heat.