Despite several decades having now passed since WCW was absorbed by the WWE, many people still have fond memories of this once-great wrestling promotion. Whether that be kicking back to watch an episode of Nitro on a Monday night or playing one of the many great WCW video games with a few friends, it's difficult not to crack a smile when reminiscing about this plucky underdog.

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With this in mind, it should come as no surprise to learn that some WWE 2K23 players have been recreating some of the promotion's biggest wrestlers in the game. The best custom Superstars based on former WCW wrestlers show that the promotion has not been forgotten and allow some of the younger WWE 2K23 players to get a pretty good idea of what the franchise was all about.

Curt Hennig

Better known by some as his Mr. Perfect ring name, Curt Hennig is one of wrestling's all-time greats. He began his career in 1980, spending time with numerous promotions throughout the course of the next two decades. Many of his best moments came with the WWE, though he did enjoy a hugely successful spell with WCW as one of The Four Horsemen. During that time, he won both the WCW United States Heavyweight and WCW World Tag Team Championships before his premature death in February of 2003.

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Diamond Dallas Page

Diamond Dallas Page spent more than a decade with WCW, becoming a Triple Crown Champion in the process. He did so in the space of just eighteen months, which, at the time, was a new record, though several Superstars have since achieved the feat in less time, including Bret Hart, Goldberg, and Chris Benoit. DDP later spend time with both WWE and AEW but was unable to replicate the success that he'd found while signed with World Championship Wrestling.

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Dusty Rhodes

The late, great Dusty Rhodes was one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Between 1974 and 2010, he took part in some of the most electrifying matches in sports entertainment history, winning plenty of Championships in the process. Rhodes spent more than a decade with WCW, where he enjoyed feuds with some of the promotion's heaviest hitters and headlined numerous events.

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The Honky Tonk Man

The Honky Tonk Man may look like a poor man's Elvis impersonator, but that should take nothing away from his skills in the ring. After holding the WWF Intercontinental Championship for an incredible 64 weeks, the Superstar made the switch to WCW, where he once again found success. Now, thanks to creator KingTCB's well-put-together CaW, fans can download the WWE Hall of Famer in WWE 2K23.

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Lex Luger

WCW had an incredible roster back in the day, particularly during the late eighties and early nineties. Back then, Lex Luger was one of the promotion's biggest names, with the popular Superstar winning just about all that there was to win while with the company, becoming the second WCW Triple Crown Champion in the process. He also enjoyed spells with the WWE and a few other promotions, but it was with WCW that Luger really shone the brightest.

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Roadwarrior Animal

Before becoming the Legion of Doom, Hawk and Animal were better known as the Road Warriors. The pair enjoyed early success with a number of different promotions before finding their way to WCW in the late eighties. Once there, they soon began turning heads with their unique appearance and fighting style. It's likely due to the former that there are so many great Animal CaWs in WWE 2K23, but the pick of the bunch is probably the one from KINGofdaRlNG.

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Roadwarrior Hawk

Given that the pair spent their entire careers fighting alongside one another, it wouldn't feel right to download Animal without also downloading Hawk. KINGofdaRlNG seemingly agrees, with the talented creator also providing fans of the Road Warriors with an excellent Hawk CaW. As a result, fans can bring the dynamic duo to WWE 2K23 and try their hand at using them to topple some of the game's best teams and factions.

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Sting

When most people think of WCW, Sting is usually one of the first names that spring to mind. Not only was he one of the most visually striking Superstars of the early nineties, but he was also a phenomenal wrestler, being just the third person in history to become a WCW Triple Crown Champion. For a while, he was the face of the franchise, making him a popular choice for custom Superstar creators in WWE 2K23.

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Sycho Sid

Sid Eudy was a man of many gimmicks, all of which helped him to make an impression on sports entertainment fans back in the early nineties. He spent the decade bouncing around between WCW and WWE, finding plenty of success with both promotions. He won both the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the WWF Championship on two separate occasions, helping to cement his place as one of wrestling's all-time greats.

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Vampiro

Having spent the first part of his career wrestling over in Mexico, Vampiro made his way to the US in the late nineties. Once there, he signed with WCW, quickly making a name for himself as one of the promotion's most exciting new talents. Sadly, however, his time in the states was cut short, with Vampiro returning to Mexico after WCW went out of business in 2001. He did manage to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship before then though, forming a formidable partnership with The Great Muta.

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