Question from the Monday Night Wars DVD

[JoeDirt]

On the DVD they show Benoit yelling during a Nitro something about how there are a group of guys in the back who are sick of all the bullshit politics.

 

When did this happen, and what brought it about? Was it a real shoot?

[Placebo Effect]

This is likely The Revolution group that consisted of him, Perry Saturn, Shane Douglas, and Dean Malenko. They did a bunch of pre-Russo "shoot" comments that, of course, were approved prior to them going out.

 

It was a very lame group, with a terrible catchphrase to boot.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh]

Actually, Flair "as WCW President" took Roddy Piper as "Vice President" (or "RP-VP" as he called himself), and they formed a group that blatantly claimed they'd never pass the torch to the "young guys".

 

Of course, the internet was BEGGING for the new guys to be pushed. This is PRE-Vince Russo WCW.

 

So after Chris Kanyon turned heel on Benoit & Perry Saturn (tag champs) and joined the "old guys" (WTF?)...we had...

 

Old Guard: Flair, Piper, Kanyon, DDP, Bigelow

 

against the "Young Superstars", consisting of Benoit, Saturn, Malenko (ridiculously misplaced, however, he never became a 'superstar' so he was put with these guys), Buff Bagwell (who was beginning to tread water workrate wise), but no leader.

 

Shane Douglas came and formed a stable with Benoit, Malenko, and Saturn. The internet fans creamed themselves. "Triple Threat and Saturn OMG!!!!!"

 

Then they realized: 1)Douglas fucking sucks. 2)Benoit/Malenko/Saturn are shit on the microphone. 3)The group used a lame "Beautiful People" ripoff. and 4)The angle was ending.

 

How? Well, let's look at WCW FALL BRAWL 1999 for proof.

 

The Revolution, as they were called, had 3 matches. Saturn had a TV Title shot against AWFUL champion Rick Steiner. Most predicted Saturn would upset and take the title. Douglas & Malenko teamed to face lame Jimmy Hart jobber team Brian Knobs & Hugh Morrus in a "top contender's" match. DUH, Revolution goes over, right? U.S. Champ Benoit faced the "undefeated" Sid, who wanted a piece of Goldberg.

 

-Saturn jobbed to Steiner.

-Douglas and Malenko jobbed to Morrus & Knobs.

-Benoit lost the U.S. title to Sid.

 

Russo came in, Benoit was kicked out of the group, and the Revolution actually became pretty cool as dickhead heels (albeit Douglas still sucked).

 

Some decent Filthy Animals Vs. Evil Revolution matches came about, too.