GuerrillaMonsoon Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 You know what would have been awesome if that had happened? They ended up going with that crazy WWF magazine interview about his neglected childhood, and brought in......trying to think of veteran black worker from the time.....lets say the JYD, as his abusive estranged father. A hotdogs on a pole match would have been magnificent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 What if Hunter stayed in WCW for a couple more years to try and break through there? His move to WWE couldn't be timed any better for him personally and he obviously has had a huge impact on the industry as a whole. Becomes a Horseman, marries Bischoff 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 The question isn't if, but how many times we consummated the marriage...Tedddd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 The question isn't if, but how many times we consummated the marriage...Tedddd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 652,028. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBeard Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I've always wondered what would have happened if Hogan/Sting at Starrcade 1997 had essentially followed the format of Austin/Dude at OTE 1998. For me, that match was the one that truly solidified Stone Cold as THE guy in the industry. Imagine the same match layout for Hogan/Sting, with Eric Bischoff in the Vince-as-guest-ref role, Scott Hall as timekeeper, Kevin Nash as ring announcer, and a debuting Bret Hart keeping things in check as Taker did. I daresay that if such a thing had come to pass, based on what OTE 1998 did for the WWF, that WCW could have won the wrestling war there and then. Of course, we got something rather different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 The one problem was that neither Hogan or Sting, especially in 1997, were gonna be able to work the match like Austin and Mick did in 1998. Sure, the outside influences helped take the match over the top, but Austin and Mick really tore the house down. Sting and Hogan weren't gonna be able to duplicate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuttsy Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Right. Not only could Hogan and Sting not work a physical, wild match like Austin and Foley did (which is what really made it memorable more than the guest stips and run ins) but also WCW could never PRODUCE segments like that as effectively as WWE could/can. I get what you are going for but it would've just been an overbooked mess w Hogan, Bischoff, Nash, etc having their hands on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraylo187 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 That 'what if HHH stays in WCW' has burned a Horsemen vs nWo Wargames into my head featuring a Horsemen lineup of LeVesque, Benoit, Malenko, and Hennig with Flair and Arn stepping aside as managers/advisors and I really want to see thhat match against The Outsiders, Syxx, and Konnan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Or if Vince doesn't offer him anything initially when his contract expired in WCW. Tags around with Regal as another version of the Blue Bloods before getting released in early to mid 1996. Clique never take him under their wing. Ends up becoming another Freddie Joe Floyd/Goon type (maybe even tags with Jannetty as the New Rockers instead of Al Snow), before being loaned out to ECW. HHH gets the Justin Credible gimmick instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Or if Vince doesn't offer him anything initially when his contract expired in WCW. Tags around with Regal as another version of the Blue Bloods before getting released in early to mid 1996. Clique never take him under their wing. Ends up becoming another Freddie Joe Floyd/Goon type (maybe even tags with Jannetty as the New Rockers instead of Al Snow), before being loaned out to ECW. HHH gets the Justin Credible gimmick instead. At least HHH is good enough to warrant actually having one of my favorite bands play his theme music. Justin Credible getting to use a Prong song was a traveschmockery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thee Reverend Axl Future Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I really enjoy the identification of many of pro wrestling's key moments in this thread more so than I like the fantasy extrapolation of what-might-have-happened. It's impressive to realize how many possible turning points there have been (and there are) which could have brought us a different landscape than the current one. - multiverse, RAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 What if Rick Rude and Ricky Steamboat don't have career ending injuries in the space of a month of each other?Does Hogan have a mandate to bring in all his friends? Would the nWo have worked, had they done it in 1994, a few months after Hogan's arrival and hear the negative reaction he was getting against Flair?Have Hogan/Savage/Tenta/Bossman/Duggan/Brutus as your NWO against Flair, Sting, Vader, and the Nasties. Either bring in Luger later in the year as another NWO guy, or the difference maker for WCW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I can't picture Tenta and Duggan being "cool" nWo heels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 perhaps a different dynamic - have it more Dungeon of Doom like than the cool heels, but the dynamic of having this hostile takeover by opportunistic heels who see an opening - Hogan to get advantage of Turner's open chequebook, and then with Steamboat and Rude going down, manipulating Bockwinkle into bringing his friends in to fill the gaps, and slowly taking over and turning WCW away from what it was into something more New Yorkish.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 I have one. So Flair leaves WCW in March of 98 but instead of returning in September he shows up in ECW during a SHane Douglas promo. What happens? Other then the ECW fans losing their shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 ECW loan him money, and take the NWA title as collateral, leading to about 30 guys claiming it in lieu of unpaid salary when the company closes down. Nowadays, you too, can go to Wrestlefest and get your photo taken with The Musketeer and the original NWA title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Looking back, I kinda wish they did a Megapowers deal with Hogan/Flair, except it was Hogan who was jealous of World Champion Flair and not enjoying now being the #2 guy. Hogan obviously would never have gone for it, but I think it could have been a neat storyline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 So my friend just sent me a video of Hogan post losing the title to Andre. It was quite amusing seeing him cry and moan about being screwed over. Anyway this was probably covered here somewhere in the thread. Was that the biggest missed what if the WWF/E had outside of The Invasion? Hogan loses the title to Dibiase. Gets injured in the process and is out for the time he needed to do No Holds Barred. They go full on with Savage chasing the title and winning (say at Summerslam) and then when Hogan comes back they can segway right into Hogan being Hogan causing Savage to get all jealous and we still get Hogan/Savage at WM 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 What if Triple H hadn't been punished for the Kliq's MSG farewell and won KOTR 96 like he was supposed to? No "Austin 3:16" promo would have taken place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlSchool Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 What if Triple H hadn't been punished for the Kliq's MSG farewell and won KOTR 96 like he was supposed to? No "Austin 3:16" promo would have taken place. The way Austin was going, he probably would've ended up winning in '97. The Austin 3:16 saying wouldn't have been there, but the fans would've still been behind him. It's not like his push took off immediately after KOTR '96 anyways. I think Bret coming back to work with Austin had more to do with his push than winning the King of the Ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I think Vince not screwing Bret in Montreal and thus, no Mr. McMahon character, is a bigger what if than the Invasion. And really, what is the Invasion's what if? What if it didn't suck and totally underwhelm? Probably not much changes in the grand scheme of things aside from the WWF making some more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovchunky Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I apologize if this is more of a fantasy booking than a "what if" question: What if the WWF pairs Dusty Rhodes with Hulk Hogan going into the SummerSlam '89 main event against Savage and Zeus? They were already gearing up for a Rhodes/Savage feud at Wrestlemania VI and Rhodes was over from day one. Obviously, Beefcake got the payday because he's buddies with Hogan, but a Hogan/Rhodes team seems look it would have generated even bigger PPV buys/attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I think a Dusty/Hogan team would have been difficult to pull off in time for the SummerSlam 89 main event. Although Dusty was over from the moment he debuted, I don't think there was any way the WWF could have anticipated that happening. Beefcake was also over at the time and had been around longer, so I understand why they went with Brutus instead of Dusty. Had Dusty debuted a few months earlier, it may have been a different situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Vince was all about humiliating Dusty; can't see him giving him a main event spot. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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