The unpredictable nature of WCW provided a fun aspect to the show that strayed away from the average 90s wrestling product. However, this often grew to be a problem with quite a few unscripted moments playing out on the air. Eric Bischoff was known for allowing the wrestlers to do whatever they wanted with less restrictions or management that they were used to working for Vince McMahon in the WWE landscape.

We will break down some of the positive and negative moments that were not planned to take place in WCW. The positive moments showed that good things could come from not sticking to a script at all times. Unfortunately, there were some negative instances that show how unplanned moments can hurt the show. Find out just which memories were not originally supposed to happen with the five best and five worst unscripted moments in WCW history.

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10 Best: Brian Pillman's loose cannon gimmick

The character of Brian Pillman became must-see television towards the end of his WCW run. Pillman spent many years in WCW with little direction towards progressing as a bigger star. This was a huge character change that Pillman did to get some buzz.

Pillman often broke the script by doing zany things that brought him attention. The most memorable one was leaving a match against Kevin Sullivan early and stating “I respect you, booker man” before walking to the back. Pillman added another chapter to his career with this run.

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9 Worst: Vince Russo getting personal with Hulk Hogan

The infamous Bash at the Beach 2000 shoot promo from Vince Russo was scripted to happen, but he crossed a few lines that made it unscripted. Hulk Hogan and Russo agreed to the angle with Russo cutting a promo running him down with plans for a long storyline.

Russo ripped into Hogan so hard that it genuinely upset Hogan into leaving the company. Hulk sued WCW and never returned to the company again. The main reason this falls on the worst side is that Hogan leaving and suing WCW was one of many reasons for the company being sold to Vince McMahon to end it forever.

8 Best: X-Pac's promos with Ric Flair

The rivalry between the New World Order and Four Horsemen had some fun moments in 1996. Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx (aka X-Pac) represented the nWo in a personal feud against Ric Flair. The promo battles between Syxx and Flair added intensity to the storyline.

Syxx often broke the script to add more personal elements to the promos. Flair matched it and delivered some of his last great moments of his WCW run before he was used poorly. The unscripted moments added to the storyline and made their eventual match a bigger deal than it would have been otherwise.

7 Worst: Meng attacking Lee Marshall on commentary during World War 3 brawl

Meng was known as the last wrestler anyone would want to get into a real-life fight with due to his legitimate toughness outside of the ring. WCW broadcaster Lee Marshall was essentially forced into one during the World War 3 1996 event.

The match featured sixty wrestlers competing in a battle royal in three rings. A huge brawl broke outside of the ring with Meng getting into a scuffle with Marshall and attacking him. Marshall screamed in pain into the microphone as the attach occurred. Any non-wrestler getting attacked without notice is always going to be a bad thing. WCW is lucky Marshall didn’t take legal action.

6 Best: Fans throwing trash in ring

Fans throwing things into the ring can be dangerous and it makes sense why WWE bans such an act. However, it did add to the overall program of WCW whenever the top heels of the New World Order ended the night standing tall over the faces.

The fans would get so upset that they would shower the ring with beverage cups. This started when Hulk Hogan turned heel to form the nWo and continued as the group continued to gain heel heat. The visual helped make the nWo look even stronger as such a hated top act.

5 Worst: Eric Bischoff's petty moments

Eric Bischoff often did whatever he pleased during his time as the main person running WCW. Some of the moments would feature him revealing spoilers for taped episodes of Raw, insulting Vince McMahon and just taking potshots at WWE in general.

Bischoff was amusing to start, but his obsession with looking stronger than WWE hurt him in the long run. WCW started to look desperate especially once WWE took control of the Monday Night Wars in 1998. Bischoff started to look like a petty child rather than a genius businessman as WCW declined.

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4 Best: Scott Steiner's shoot promos

The heel run of Scott Steiner in the final few years of WCW made him a top attraction. Steiner rarely followed the script, and many folks backstage were terrified about enforcing rules upon him. Shoot promo of targets of Steiner included Ric Flair, Diamond Dallas Page and a few others.

This was unprofessional, but it helped his character and WCW in general. Steiner was the top overall heel for the final year of WCW, and he was going to be a face of the company moving forward if Eric Bischoff purchased it instead of Vince McMahon.

3 Worst: Nick Patrick's fast count during Starrcade 97 match

Hulk Hogan vs Sting at Starrcade 1997 was the biggest match in WCW history after fourteen months of build. Sting’s return was highly anticipated, but the overall presentation of the match was a huge disaster that hurt the company.

Referee Nick Patrick was meant to “fast count” a win for Hogan with Bret Hart restarting the match. The unscripted moment came when his count was the normal cadence and fans were shocked. Many people believe Hogan instructed Patrick to do this, so he looked stronger after the loss. WCW overcomplicated the biggest match in company history either way.

2 Best: William Regal shooting on Goldberg during match

Goldberg was the most protected wrestler in WCW as he defeated everyone else within a few minutes. The in-ring style of Goldberg often saw him destroying his opponents at full force despite the art of most wrestlers trying to make it look bad without hurting the other person.

William Regal tried to teach Goldberg a lesson by shooting on him in the ring and putting the newcomer in holds he could not get out of. Goldberg did eventually win the match, but Regal wanted him to learn that you can’t just disrespect your opponents without consequences.

1 Worst: Booker T's infamous promo on Hulk Hogan

One of the most popular viral clips in wrestling history featured Booker T making a huge mistake on live television. Booker dropped the n-word during the promo when telling Hulk Hogan that the Harlem Heat was coming after him.

The clip showed Booker instantly regretting it as his brother Stevie Ray continued talking and manager Sherri Martel tried to console him. Booker has stated he still regrets the mistake to this day and does not like seeing it pop up on social media even in a comedic fashion.

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