This is sort of hard question. Considering you have a lot wrestlers in one roster at least almost hundreds of them. First you want to only keep the ones that will help you make money and not lose your investment. Theirs ton of talent that I want to keep around but you got to wonder if you will benefit enough for them to stay.
Having no tv time you got to think what you are going to do to get back on tv or do something with the internet and your PPV's as well. Half the roster has a contract clause which I would do a way with some no wrestler has any type of control over anyone but me. They can have input and suggestions on what they would like to do but that's all the control they have. If they don't like then they can leave.
Also by this time their was a tons of wrestlers coming into as well. Not only you have a full roster but also new comers from around the world you can choose from. Possible talents getting fired or leaving the WWE at the same time as well.
The best thing would keep a few veterans but really bring in all new faces and youth into the new organization.
I gave it a try and this what I came up with wresters side of things.
Not having any of these guys at all kind of sucks in away. (Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn, The Giant/Big Show, and The Boss/Bossman)
Short Term/Special Appearance/Veterans
Bret Hart*, Hulk Hogan*, Kevin Nash, Lex Lugar, Masahiro Chono, Randy Savage*, Ric Flair*, Rick Steiner*, Roddy Pipper, Scott Hall*, Sid Vicious, Sting, Terry Funk, Ultimate Warrior, and Vader
Jobbers/Comedy Act/Fillers
Air Paris, Alex Wright, Crowbar, Cyclope/Halloween, Damien/Damian 666, Dave Finlay, David Taylor, El Dandy, Evan Karagias, Glacier, Kid Kash, Kid Romeo, Lash Laroux, Lenny Lane, Lizmark, Jr., Lodi, Meng*, Prince Iaukea, Reno, Scotty Riggs, Shark Boy, Sick Boy, Silver King, Super Calo, The Wall/Malice, Van Hammer
Short Term/Special Appearance/Veterans/Jobbers/Comedy Act/Fillers Tag Teams
Crowbar and David Flair, Dancing Fools/Boogie Knights (Disco Inferno and Alex Wright), Ernest Miller and Glacier, Evan Karagias and Jamie Knoble, Lenny and Lodi, Matrix (Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo), Mexico's Most Wanted (Halloween and Damien 666), Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags), Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall), Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge), Steiner Brothers (Scott and Rick Steiner), Sting and Lex Lugar
Actual Roster and Focus Point
WCW World Heavyweight Division/Title 8
Bill Goldberg, Booker T, Curt Hennig, Diamond Dallas Page, Great Muta, Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner, and Shane Douglas
WCW United States Division/Title 8
Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Kanyon, Ernest Miller, Hugh Morrus, Konnan, Lance Storm, Mike Awesome, and Vampiro
The World and US Division/Title will be moving guys around back and forth just to keep things fresh until midcarders and lowercards wrestlers move up. If the main guys slowly quit/fired/leave the place.
WCW World Tag Team Division/Titles [Stables]
3 Count (Shane Helms and Shannon Moore)
Dare Devils (Rey Mysterio and Billy Kidman)
Faces of Fear (Barbarian and Meng)
Filthy Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman, Juventud Guerrera, Torrie Wilson (valet), and Tygress (valet))
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)
Harris Brothers (Don and Ron Harris)
Jersey Triad (Diamond Dallas Page, Chris Kanyon, and Bam Bam Bigelow)
Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi and Jimmy Yang)
KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)
Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull)
Misfits In Action (M.I.A.) (Hugh Morrus, Lash LeRoux, The Wall, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Van Hammer)
Natural Born Thrillers (Mike Sanders, Chuck Palumbo, Sean O'Haire, Shawn Stasiak, Mark Jindrak, and Reno)
Necro Ward/Dead Pool/Dark Carnival (Vampiro and Great Muta)
Perfect Event (Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak)
Psychosis and La Parka
Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)
Team Canada (Lance Storm, Mike Awesome, and Elix Skipper)
West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig, Barry Windham, Kendall Windham, and Bobby Duncum, Jr)
Whole F'n Show (Rob Van Dam and Sabu)
WCW Television Division/Title 11
2 Cold Scorpio, Big Vito*, Buff Bagwell*, Chris Candido*, Chris Kanyon, Disco Inferno, Hardcore Hak/Sandman, Johnny The Bull, La Parka, Mike Sanders, and Norman Smiley*
WCW Cruiserweight Division/Title 17
A.J. Styles, Billy Kidman, Chavo Guerrero, Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper, Jamie Knoble, Jimmy Yang, Jushin Liger, Juventud Guerrera, Mr. JL/Jerry Lynn, Psychosis, Rey Mysterio Jr, Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, and Ultimo Dragon
The Television and Cruiserweight Division/Title will be for the new comers and smaller wrestlers that are trying to establish them selves. While they are working on their craft a few will be used for the tag teams division as well. As they get better they will slowly move up to the World or US title/division over the years.
WCW Hardcore Division/Title
I would find away to drop this title as soon as possible in 2001
WCW World Cruiserweight Tag Team Division/Title
I would find away to drop this title as soon as possible in 2001
In a month or so OR maybe three to six months will be evaluations on the whole roster and say may get left go or start hiring new talents that haven't moved to the WWE yet.
One note is that no backstage politcs will happen if so their will be a warning before let go.
BACKSTAGE Area
Hiring the right staff and occasionally let some of the veterans come in time to time on the writing staff. The ones that actually knows whats going and their input to continue moving forward.
We will probably go back to the old days like bring back Clash of the Champions with a few other PPV until we get the TV deals that we need.
Keeping the same old announcing and interview teams. Spice things up with them to keep things currently.