WI: WCW never came up with the NWO?

As it says up top. Without the rise of the NWO, how would WCW's popularity fare? Would there be a Monday night war so to speak? By extension, how does this effect the "attitude" era of the WWF/E?
 
Well, there's going to be something if Hall and Nash jump ship still. WCW was offering better pay for less work for several workers and that's certainly tempting to many. Let's say Hogan doesn't go along with the idea though, perhaps he retires some point earlier or just isn't interested. I don't think wrestling is going to reach the high point it enjoyed in the late '90's without Hogan's heel turn kicking off and everything that came with it. It'll still get some really good traction with Austin and tapping into the pop culture at the time, but it'll be slower and probably won't reach the heights it did.
 
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