WCW is--and should--be remembered for helping create/fuel the Attitude Era, which was the most popular era of wrestling. Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash rose to power as the New World Order; Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, and Chris Benoit put on some amazing cruiserweight matches; and Sting was an icon who constantly reinvented himself.However, not everything to come out of the `90s at WCW was gold. There were a lot of really weird moments buried within the archives of the company, from the supernatural to bad celebrity cameos to the just plain stupid. Here are our 10 favorite weird WCW moments we completely forgot about. The Shockmaster AftermathThere is no way you`ve forgotten about Shockmaster. It`s unforgettable. We`ve all seen the video of his debut. If you haven`t, welcome to wrestling fandom, and I hope you`re enjoying your first week as a fan. What many people don`t realize is that WCW kept wrestler Fred Ottman as the Shockmaster character even after his failed debut on Flair For The Gold. He was revamped to be a working-class man of the people who also happened to be really clumsy. The new gimmick didn`t translate as well to the ring as Ottman played more of a dominating beast during his short, post-Flair for the Gold fall. There`s No Hulkamaniacs Here!The Dungeon of Doom was a heel wrestling stabled formed by Kevin Sullivan in 1995. The ultimate goal of the group was to destroy Hulkamania and Hulk Hogan as well. With Sullivan leading, the DoD consisted of The Shark, Kamala, The Zodiac, Meng, Vader, and The Giant. They were the wrestling equivalent of The Island of Misfit Toys: repackaged wrestlers fans had lost interest in. The real magic happened when Hulk Hogan was transported to the Dungeon of Doom`s dungeon.What followed was one of my personal favorite strings of dialogue for a promo, delivered `eloquently` by Hulk Hogan: `Where am I? There`s no Hulkamaniacs here. I`ve never been here before! Ahh! It`s not hot! What is this place?`I ...
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