8 WCW Trios You Completely Forgot About
Emma Horne The history of trio factions in wrestling is typically seen for the memorable acts. Groups like the New World Order, The Shield, and D-Generation X got over as trios to become huge success stories. Most factions will eventually add new members, but there is something special about just three wrestlers working well together as a tight unit.RELATED: 8 Factions You Forgot Held A World ChampionshipWCW had fewer groups limited to three members than WWE, but they tried to make that act work. Quite a few factions would become forgotten since they didn’t have the strongest impact. The New World Order and Four Horsemen were the top stables that made it harder for other groups to have the same long-term impact. Each of the following WCW trios has become forgotten in the bigger picture.
8 The Jersey Triad
Diamond Dallas Page was looking for a new act after he turned heel and needed to change things up. The real-life bond of the New Jersey background led to DDP, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Chris Kanyon forming the Jersey Triad.
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All three wrestlers played the over-the-top heel friends looking to use the numbers advantage to their side. WCW was starting to lose steam in 1999 when the group formed, but they were a rare bright spot. Page helped get more personality out of the underrated Kanyon and Bigelow.
7 The Triple Threat
Another trio to feature Bam Bam Bigelow was a short-lived one in WCW. The former ECW Triple Threat faction found huge success together in the smaller promotion. All three wrestlers of Bigelow, Chris Candido, and Shane Douglas were reunited in WCW.
The idea of bringing them back together didn’t get to play out beyond a few weeks when Candido left the company. However, WCW did have them on-screen together referencing the past without an official name that would never come.
6 Harlem Heat 2000
WCW tried to recycle another old act when Stevie Ray brought back Harlem Heat 2000 with new members. Fans loved the original duo of Stevie and Booker T dominating the WCW tag division, but the new version was a complete flop.
Ahmed Johnson arrived under the name of Big T and defeated Booker to earn the rights to the T name and his spot in Harlem Heat 2000. Former WWE manager Clarence Mason joined them for a highly disappointing run in the company’s final depressing year.
5 3 Count
The comedic trio of 3 Count played perfectly into the boy band fad of the late ‘90s and early 2000s. Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, and Evan Karagias all performed ridiculous dance numbers before matches for the heel heat as 3 Count.
The matches thankfully delivered with some of the final great matches in WCW history. Most fans had given up on the product around this time, but 3 Count deserves to have their work watched back for the entertainment value and in-ring success.
4 Team Madness' Female Team
Randy Savage coming back from an injury break in 1999 saw him sporting a new look. WCW gave Savage freedom to change his character with the Team Madness faction forming. Three women were at his side for all major matches and often got involved as well.
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Madusa, Molly Holly, and Savage’s girlfriend Gorgeous George made up the all-female chapter of Team Madness. WCW didn’t have many women on the roster, so they were used mostly to interfere in Savage’s matches or become a weakness when he feuded against Kevin Nash or Dennis Rodman.
3 The Diamond Mine
The Diamond Mine gave Diamond Dallas Page one of his first big breaks in wrestling. Page was trying to get over as a manager before he eventually started his own in-ring dreams. The Fabulous Freebirds of Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin were managed by DDP in their time together as a trio.
Another version of the Diamond Mind in WCW saw Page representing a young Raven as Scotty Flamingo and Kevin Nash as Vinnie Vegas before they all went their separate ways. Page did well as a manager before moving into a bigger role on his own in the ring for greater success.
2 The Dead Pool
Raven walking out of WCW when given the option to leave by Eric Bischoff turned a group with four members into a trio. The Dead Pool saw Vampiro and the Insane Clown Posse continuing on their own after the loss of Raven from the original core.
WCW placed the Dead Pool into a feud with the Filthy Animals that showed that ICP was more than capable in the ring. The group eventually added The Great Muta to end the trio, but the lackluster results remained the same through each incarnation.
1 The Jung Dragons
WCW placed together three cruiserweight wrestlers of Jamie Noble, Kaz Hayashi, and Jimmy Yang to form the Jung Dragons faction. The main goal of the group was to create another team to feud with 3 Count, especially when they started to utilize the ladder match together.
All three members of the Jung Dragons made the most of their opportunities by having stellar matches when put in a position to succeed. The group eventually split up when WCW wanted to turn the 3 vs 3 feud into 2 vs 2 vs 2 with Noble leading the faction.