BurningBeard Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Well I'll be damned, didn't realise Watts was still around then. I wonder if he'd have had more of a career if his dad hadn't hot-shotted him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 5 hours ago, Matt D said: This is @Brian Fowler's favorite WCW match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkl9_vtKoik A long time ago, we used to be friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 4 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: A long time ago, we used to be friends You've thought about me lately. Hell, we had a talk about how much you like watching Bulldog Bob Brown matches just two days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 8:40 AM, CreativeControl said: Well I'll be damned, didn't realise Watts was still around then. I wonder if he'd have had more of a career if his dad hadn't hot-shotted him I think so, he was athletic and was a natural heel. But he never recovered from that first year. On 10/27/2017 at 5:47 AM, Brian Fowler said: Blasphemy To be fair, I think that was Buck's entire gimmick and he played it perfectly. Hell I like him better as Buck than as Jimmy Golden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 6:15 AM, Matt D said: This is @Brian Fowler's favorite WCW match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkl9_vtKoik Please crosspost to Bobby Heenan memorial thread. Not even a minute in and he's killed me twice w.r.t. Erik's Louisville jacket and Bunk punching out the cameraman. Beating the proverbial dead horse but Example #56,128 why Bobby Heenan was the greatest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 What if Vince had let Kid and Holly actually run with the tag belts in 95 instead of hot shotting them to The Gunns? If nothing else, the matches would've been a hell of a lot better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 8 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: What if Vince had let Kid and Holly actually run with the tag belts in 95 instead of hot shotting them to The Gunns? If nothing else, the matches would've been a hell of a lot better. Then, they get squashed by Owen and Yoko for the belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Wasn't one of them supposed to turn heel after this? Hindsight demands Bob Holly, evil racing car driver. Have him run over Kid with his car on Superstars or something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, RolandTHTG said: Wasn't one of them supposed to turn heel after this? Hindsight demands Bob Holly, evil racing car driver. Have him run over Kid with his car on Superstars or something. That's probably not too far off from Holly's real life personality. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 What do you think the upshot on Ken Shamrock would have been if he stuck around for another four/five years in WWF instead of going back into MMA? There's so many natural and tailor made feuds that popped into my head that we missed out on - Benoit, Saturn, Angle, Tazz, Brock would have all been great matches - and he could have definitely been a top tier guy no doubt as he was hovering around there when he left 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I think that he might have had title runs on top if he lasted until the brand splits. Hell, in 2000 when all the bigger stars were out might have worked too. I feel like he might have replaced one of the numerous "fuck it, just put the belt on Big Show" reigns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 On 11/13/2017 at 9:41 AM, Nice Guy Eddie said: Then, they get squashed by Owen and Yoko for the belts. That wouldn't have been half bad. I've got a Yoko vs. 123 Kid on Colosseum video that told a pretty damn good story. Would've been fun. And I think they actually ran that match on a RAW once. IIRC, that was the first time I saw someone land on their feet from a monkey flip when Kid stuck the landing on Owen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Shamrock was able to do very capable shootstyle in PWFG, and him trying that with a more educated audience in WWF would have been very interesting. But that wouldn't have happened probably because it's WWF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 2:30 PM, Brian Fowler said: A long time ago, we used to be friends This led me to Alex Wright vs. Buck. There are no comments like Youtube comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 On 10/27/2017 at 2:30 PM, Brian Fowler said: A long time ago, we used to be friends Points for The Dandy Warhols reference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Bringing the thread back from the dead, to wonder about this: Right after Montreal 97, every Hart foundation member except Owen is gone from the WWF, Shawn Michaels is World Champion, Steve Austin is top face and champion in waiting, et cetera. Shawn has a casket match with Taker at RR 98 and injures his back, drops the title to Austin at WM14 and then retires for a few years, starts a Wrestling school and the Brians (Danielson and Kendrick) both come out of there. BUT what if Shawn doesn't get hurt at the Royal Rumble? What if he's active on a full schedule throughout 98 and 99? Does he just feud with Triple H all year after Mania, or do they do the Owen feud? Will he lay down for anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 4 hours ago, AxB said: Bringing the thread back from the dead, to wonder about this: Right after Montreal 97, every Hart foundation member except Owen is gone from the WWF, Shawn Michaels is World Champion, Steve Austin is top face and champion in waiting, et cetera. Shawn has a casket match with Taker at RR 98 and injures his back, drops the title to Austin at WM14 and then retires for a few years, starts a Wrestling school and the Brians (Danielson and Kendrick) both come out of there. BUT what if Shawn doesn't get hurt at the Royal Rumble? What if he's active on a full schedule throughout 98 and 99? Does he just feud with Triple H all year after Mania, or do they do the Owen feud? Will he lay down for anyone? Dead from overdose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 10 hours ago, The Great ML said: Dead from overdose. That probably is the right answer. With Austin taking off, I wouldn't be surprised if Vince had fired him by the middle of '99, and he would've been a trainwreck headed towards death in WCW. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 So in that world, Daniel Bryan is a WCW power plant graduate, was a member of the Natural Born Thrillas, and made his PPV debut in a three way ladder match with Three Count and the Yung Dragons. Which ended in a no contest when Scott Steiner ran in and beat up everyone. But, if Shawn is fired and goes to WCW in 99, what happens with Bret? Does he wind up back in the WWF in time for Mania 2000? Or does he end up as first ever TNA champion somehow (assuming Goldberg doesn't kick his brain in in this reality). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I liked Commissioner Michaels as much as the next man, but in-ring it's amazing how unmissed HBK was in the Attitude era 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great ML Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 5 hours ago, CreativeControl said: ...as much as the next man, but in-ring it's amazing how missed wrestlers were in the Attitude era Weekly 2 minute matches ending in DQs is all I remember. 6 out of 9 bouts end in a count out or DQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 11 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: That probably is the right answer. With Austin taking off, I wouldn't be surprised if Vince had fired him by the middle of '99, and he would've been a trainwreck headed towards death in WCW. Vince didn't fire him after refusing to drop every title he ever had, not doing jobs, showing up all kinds of fucked up on numerous occasions, and in general being a spoiled, difficult asswipe every step of the way. Austin or no Austin, if Vince hadn't fired Michaels by then, I doubt he ever would. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Technico Support said: Vince didn't fire him after refusing to drop every title he ever had, not doing jobs, showing up all kinds of fucked up on numerous occasions, and in general being a spoiled, difficult asswipe every step of the way. Austin or no Austin, if Vince hadn't fired Michaels by then, I doubt he ever would. He needed Shawn then. He didn't in 98. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Two more Michaels scenarios - What if him getting jumped by 20 marines or whatever the story was in 1995 ended up in him being injured badly enough to retire or if the knee injury and other personal problems that resulting in him "losing his smile" caused him to retire? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, HumanChessgame said: Two more Michaels scenarios - What if him getting jumped by 20 marines or whatever the story was in 1995 ended up in him being injured badly enough to retire or if the knee injury and other personal problems that resulting in him "losing his smile" caused him to retire? Bret vs Vader at KOTR/Summerslam 96 is a classic, for all the right reasons, and still talked about on DVDVR to this day. So is either Austin/Bret or Austin/Vader from WM14 (where we mostly catch up to the history we know) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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