The Revolution was formed by Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (leftovers from the last incarnation of the Four Horsemen), Perry Saturn and Shane Douglas on the July 29, 1999 edition of WCW Thunder. When the group first came together as fan favorites, it was with the idea that they were a group of younger wrestlers who had felt slighted by WCW management, never giving them the chance to be stars, while always giving older, more established wrestlers the top spots.
The concept held some truth, and in reality the stable was actually made up of close friends, as Douglas, Benoit, Malenko and Saturn knew each other from their days in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Douglas, Benoit, and Malenko also were the original Triple Threat stable in ECW, while Saturn was part of The Eliminators with John Kronus. During a house show on September 11 at the Baltimore Arena, three days after the death of WCW refereeMark Curtis, Douglas, Benoit and Malenko paid tribute to their friend and dedicated the show to him.
In October of that year, after Vince Russo became head writer, the gimmick of the group changed to one that was anti-America and anti-government. This was established with Benoit taking a microphone, looking toward the entrance stage, and stating that they were "tired of the politics going on in the back". This blurred the line between storyline and real-life in regards to how WCW was being managed.
The group even went so far as to create their own flag and claim to have left the United States and formed their own government. Their theme music had a guitar and percussion sound very similar to Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People".
Benoit and Malenko left the group in October, but Malenko turned on Benoit in a setup where Malenko had never really left The Revolution. The Revolution then added Asya and feuded with The Filthy Animals. The Revolution kidnapped Torrie Wilson and put her freedom up in a match against The Filthy Animals, which they lost.
In January 2000, Malenko, Saturn and Benoit left WCW along with Eddie Guerrero in a dispute with management and formed The Radicalz in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), while Douglas took a hiatus, before returning to WCW in April.
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revolution, confused, with, revolution, puroresu, revolution, been, suggested, that, this, article, merged, into, radicalz, discuss, proposed, since, october, 2023, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article. Not to be confused with Revolution puroresu or The Revolution TNA It has been suggested that this article be merged into The Radicalz Discuss Proposed since October 2023 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Revolution WCW news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message The Revolution was a professional wrestling villainous stable in World Championship Wrestling WCW They were later reformed as The Radicalz in the WWE 1 The RevolutionStableMembersShane Douglas leader Chris BenoitDean MalenkoPerry SaturnAsyaDebutJuly 29 1999DisbandedJanuary 16 2000 Contents 1 History 2 Members 2 1 WCW 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 ReferencesHistory editThe Revolution was formed by Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko leftovers from the last incarnation of the Four Horsemen Perry Saturn and Shane Douglas on the July 29 1999 edition of WCW Thunder When the group first came together as fan favorites it was with the idea that they were a group of younger wrestlers who had felt slighted by WCW management never giving them the chance to be stars while always giving older more established wrestlers the top spots The concept held some truth and in reality the stable was actually made up of close friends as Douglas Benoit Malenko and Saturn knew each other from their days in Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW Douglas Benoit and Malenko also were the original Triple Threat stable in ECW while Saturn was part of The Eliminators with John Kronus During a house show on September 11 at the Baltimore Arena three days after the death of WCW referee Mark Curtis Douglas Benoit and Malenko paid tribute to their friend and dedicated the show to him In October of that year after Vince Russo became head writer the gimmick of the group changed to one that was anti America and anti government This was established with Benoit taking a microphone looking toward the entrance stage and stating that they were tired of the politics going on in the back This blurred the line between storyline and real life in regards to how WCW was being managed The group even went so far as to create their own flag and claim to have left the United States and formed their own government Their theme music had a guitar and percussion sound very similar to Marilyn Manson s The Beautiful People Benoit and Malenko left the group in October but Malenko turned on Benoit in a setup where Malenko had never really left The Revolution The Revolution then added Asya and feuded with The Filthy Animals The Revolution kidnapped Torrie Wilson and put her freedom up in a match against The Filthy Animals which they lost In January 2000 Malenko Saturn and Benoit left WCW along with Eddie Guerrero in a dispute with management and formed The Radicalz in the World Wrestling Federation WWF now WWE while Douglas took a hiatus before returning to WCW in April Members editL Leader s Founding member s WCW edit Nat Members Joined Left nbsp Shane Douglas L July 29 1999 January 16 2000 nbsp Chris Benoit July 29 1999 October 11 1999 nbsp Dean Malenko July 29 1999 January 16 2000 nbsp Perry Saturn July 29 1999 January 16 2000 nbsp Asya October 24 1999 January 6 2000 First incarnation face Revolution Type stable Active July 29 1999 October 11 1999 Members Shane Douglas leader Chris Benoit Dean Malenko Perry Saturn Second incarnation heel Revolution Type stable Active October 24 1999 January 6 2000 Members Shane Douglas leader Dean Malenko Perry Saturn Asya Third incarnation heel Revolution Type stable Active January 6 2000 January 16 2000 Members Shane Douglas leader Dean Malenko Perry SaturnChampionships and accomplishments editWorld Championship Wrestling WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 1 time Benoit WCW World Television Championship 1 time BenoitReferences edit WWE Survivor Series 5 best performances by female wrestlers The Times of India November 25 2023 Retrieved 2024 05 19 via ProQuest Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Revolution WCW amp oldid 1224567806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
