Bruce Prichard Explains Why the WCW Invasion Angle Didn’t Work in WWE

– During the latest edition of Something to Wrestle, Bruce Prichard spoke about what went wrong with the WCW Invasion angle in WWE in 2001, citing that the angle didn’t work because WWE didn’t have the top stars of WCW under contract at the time. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Bruce Prichard on wanting to go back and not do the WCW Invasion angle: “I wouldn’t have done [the WCW invasion]. The Kevin Nashs, the Hulk Hogans, Scott Hall, Sting, Ric Flair, all those guys — they weren’t coming. So, from our vantage point, we were not interested in the talent. We were interested in … the IP and … the TV slot on TNT.”

On why the angle didn’t work: “I wouldn’t have done [the WCW invasion]. The Kevin Nashs, the Hulk Hogans, Scott Hall, Sting, Ric Flair, all those guys — they weren’t coming. So, from our vantage point, we were not interested in the talent. We were interested in … the IP and … the TV slot on TNT.”