26 Wrestlers Who Had Huge Moments In Both WWE And WCW

With all due respect to AEW, TNA and others, the biggest competition WWE has had since it went national in the '80s was from WCW. The Ted Turner backed promotion sprung out of the old NWA in 1988 and within a decade, it was attracting some of Vince McMahon’s biggest stars and beating his flagship show, Monday Night Raw, in the ratings.

Thanks to Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock and some terrible booking decisions from WCW, WWE eventually won the war. The half decade or so before McMahon finally bought out the competition, however, is still looked on by many wrestling fans as the greatest the sport has ever been.

So, let’s take a look back at some of those superstars who worked for both companies. Let’s celebrate some of those guys who had huge moments in both WWE and WCW. Just one small caveat. My original list here included like 50 guys. I’ve had to trim it down and remove people like Bam Bam Bigelow, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Paul Roma and Alundra Blayze/ Madusa. I’d love to celebrate all their careers and the joy they gave me, but for the purposes of this list, we’re only going to focus on people who made a big moment in both.