Exclusive: 8 Additional Stories from a Former WCW & Turner Insider!

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Richard Steinberg, after the success of his initial installment ("8 Tales from a Former WCW and Turner Corporate Employee") on our site, is back with eight additional legendary and peculiar moments from his days traveling with WCW. Learn more

RICHARD STEINBERG: "I have been sharing an insider’s perspective of the wrestling business and the individuals involved. Some of these tales aren’t pretty, but it was the way it was!"

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1. The Nasty Boys Prank a Sleeping Flyin’ Brian Pillman "They took a razor out of their travel kit and began cutting Pillman’s hair while he slept!"

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2. Mixed Tag Team Steel Cage Match Debacle at the 1991 Great American Bash "WCW spent thousands of dollars promoting this first-time 'unique mixed sexes' event."

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3. Flashy Abdullah the Butcher "He puts on this immaculate three-piece suit with a vest and all and then takes out one of the most expensive straw hats I had ever seen."

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