Crossovers: ECW To WCW

NSL

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This one should be easy. For as many wrestler as there were that went from ECW to WWE, there had to be three times as many that went to WCW instead. The reise of ECW occurred at the same time as WCW dominated WWE in the ratings, so it was the smart move at the time.

Since I'm greedy, I'll list two, and quite possibly kill my own thread before it starts. The first choice, in my eyes, is Rey Misterio Jr. Not only did he go on to become one of the best luchadors (in America - don't kill me!), but he defeated some of the biggest giants the bookers could throw at him. He even made his time in the Filthy Animals not seem like a complete waste of time.

The second choice, is Chris Jericho. He left ECW for the bigger, better contract, and made it work. He had the Lionheart gimmick, one of my favorites all-time, and opened up his repertoire to a whole new style. He worked great as a heel, and even managed to stay away from any feuds that involved the nWo. Without his jump to WCW, we don't have the Y2J that we know and love today.
 
It's too bad that Jericho or Mysterio never really became anything in WCW.Jericho won the Cruiserweight Championship a couple times and the WCW World Television Championship once I think, but nothing big. Mysterio won the Cruiserweight Championship on a few occasions. Never U.S. title or higher though. How about Chris Benoit again. He won the WCW World Tag Team Championship with Dean Malenko, The TV championship and even got the WCW World Heavyweight Championship when WCW finally realized how good he was and would become. Too little too late for them. From ECW to WCW he got bigger and better and from WCW to WWE he went from better to at one point the best.
 
The biggest impact of a cross over was Benoit. He one every title WCW had to offer. he began as a low card guy and moved his way up to main eventer
 
these guys didnt make that great of an impact but i was excited at the time of debute, Raven Big Stevie Cool, Saturn, HardCore Hak, The fat chick thrilla Mike Awsome, Juvintude,
 
It's too bad that Jericho or Mysterio never really became anything in WCW.Jericho won the Cruiserweight Championship a couple times and the WCW World Television Championship once I think, but nothing big. Mysterio won the Cruiserweight Championship on a few occasions. Never U.S. title or higher though. How about Chris Benoit again. He won the WCW World Tag Team Championship with Dean Malenko, The TV championship and even got the WCW World Heavyweight Championship when WCW finally realized how good he was and would become. Too little too late for them. From ECW to WCW he got bigger and better and from WCW to WWE he went from better to at one point the best.

I have to disagree about them never really "being anything" in WCW. Sure Mysterio never won a heavyweight title, but he didn't need to. If you go back and look at the NWO period, the cruiserweight belt was near the same level of prestige as the World Heavyweight or TV titles since it was actually the basis of feuds, unlike the World Title. Even though the main event would always be *Insert main event NWO member here* vs. Goldberg or Sting, the best match would always be the cruiserweight match.

Jericho was also very good during this time. He was a solid upper midcarder, and, like NSL said, was in the middle of his best gimmick ever, Lionheart. He was giving great promos, performing excellently in the ring, and got very good heat. Another thing to remember is that he was wrestling in the cruiserweight division, so he was using moves that didn't follow him over to WWE.
 
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A lot guys went to WCW from ECW and had some success.Guys like the previously mentioned Beniot,Mysterio,Malenko,Eddie,Psychosis(too many to name really as Ted had what seemed to be an unlimited fund and could buy out most anyone he wanted that weren't loyal to their promotions).Personally one of my favorite jumps was Raven.Sure he didnt go on to win any WCW world title(that remember at least)but the Flock was just awesome.

The most shocking and probably talked about jump would have to be Mike Awesome.Him showing up on Nitro with the ECW Title was a slap in the face to some guys back in ECW and i remember i think Taz having an awesome shoot interview over it.Hard topic to answer but with WCW buying who ever they could it was a good thread to bring up.
 

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