AxB 12,578 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Hypothetically, if the 20 year deal Bret signed to WWE in '96 came off like it was planned to, that was 3 years in the ring and 17 backstage/ onscreen in a non-Wrestling role. Which would mean that he'd have his retirement match in 1999. Who do you reckon he'd face? And in the alternate history where Vince chose Bret instead of Shawn in '97, how closely does the history play out to ours (only with the Foundation in the DX spot and HHH in Owen's)? Link to post Share on other sites
Ace 5,077 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 16 minutes ago, AxB said: Hypothetically, if the 20 year deal Bret signed to WWE in '96 came off like it was planned to, that was 3 years in the ring and 17 backstage/ onscreen in a non-Wrestling role. Which would mean that he'd have his retirement match in 1999. Who do you reckon he'd face? The Rock is the obvious choice. Link to post Share on other sites
L_W_P 2,366 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, Ace said: The Rock is the obvious choice. I would have thought Austin? Link to post Share on other sites
GuerrillaMonsoon 3,377 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Angle? Link to post Share on other sites
HumanChessgame 2,703 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) Austin or Rock are both sound choices, but I could also see him facing Jericho especially considering the familial connection. Depending on what kind of writing was on the wall regarding WCW's downward spiral and people jumping ship, maybe he stays around another year and puts over Eddy or Benoit on his way out? Edited February 23 by HumanChessgame Link to post Share on other sites
alstein 797 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I think Bret would have kept Part-TIme wrestling after 2000 if his health permitted. He wasn't slowing down at all until Goldberg. Here's a what-if. What if All In didn't draw the 10k, but instead something like 7.500? Link to post Share on other sites
zendragon 462 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/21/2021 at 3:11 PM, DMJ said: Not sure if this was covered before, but what if, for whatever reason, the first Iraq War/Operation Desert Shield never happens. I'm guessing this means that Sgt. Slaughter does not turn into an Iraqi sympathizer and the top heel in the company in late 1990. So...what do you think Vince had planned for WrestleMania VII? Is the general consensus that it was to be a Hogan/Warrior rematch? If that's the case, does Warrior vanquish Savage at Royal Rumble 91' (instead of dropping the title to Slaughter as he did)? What does Savage do then? I assume the plan was always to have Savage turn face at WrestleMania VII and reunite with Miss Elizabeth, but I'm just not sure if you get the same emotional impact after a Retirement Match against, say, Jim Duggan or the Big Bossman. Maybe they pull Roddy Piper from being in Virgil's corner and use him instead? I feel like Piper/Savage in 91' is as close to a "second main event" as Warrior/Savage was. I kinda wonder with them being in SoCal we wouldn't end up with Tito vs Savage? Apparently Tito was the other option when they decided to put the belt on Bret in 92. Tito wins in California and then they do an expansion into Mexico instead of Canada? Link to post Share on other sites
overbooked 1 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 What if Dave Meltzer doesn't get any Japan tapes in the early 80s, but gets another set of tapes instead (World of Sport, for example)? Does that change his worldview? Does that in turn influence what "smart" fans consider to be good wrestling? Is wrestling fandom, and wrestling more generally, any different today? Link to post Share on other sites
username 444 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 23 hours ago, AxB said: Hypothetically, if the 20 year deal Bret signed to WWE in '96 came off like it was planned to, that was 3 years in the ring and 17 backstage/ onscreen in a non-Wrestling role. Which would mean that he'd have his retirement match in 1999. Who do you reckon he'd face? I mean, if you really think about it I think it might have been Owen... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 4 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On 8/21/2020 at 2:33 PM, Shartnado said: Moving away from Sid for a minute, I saw Shawn Michaels vs Kamala from '93 last year and all I could think of was "if this was '82 or even '87 Kamala and '96 or even '94 Michaels, this would be an amazing match!" Can you guys think of any other examples of matches that would have been much better with a time- machine involved? There was a Mark Henry/Vader match at a IYH in 1998. If this was early 90s Vader vs late 00s/early 10s Hall of Pain Mark Henry, that would have been really fun. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
cwoy2j 3,908 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 On 3/2/2021 at 6:59 PM, DerangedHermit said: There was a Mark Henry/Vader match at a IYH in 1998. If this was early 90s Vader vs late 00s/early 10s Hall of Pain Mark Henry, that would have been really fun. Rock vs. Bret and HHH vs. Bret in 97 come to mind. 00/01 era Rock/HHH vs. 96/97 Bret would've been pretty awesome. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
zendragon 462 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 HHH vs Owen as well 2000/2001 HHH vs an era Owen would have been great Link to post Share on other sites
BloodyChamp 208 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) Hasn’t Bret said that his dream match is vs Angle? HBK is also up there. It doesn’t seem like it but they were the Sting/Flair feud of the WWF. The feud was never really over, even when it wasn’t going on if that makes any sense. Then Sting/Flair was finally over when 1 of only 3 possible things (Sting himself, Flair himself, or the company itself) was over first. Edited March 6 by BloodyChamp Link to post Share on other sites
Shartnado 761 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 4 hours ago, zendragon said: HHH vs Owen as well 2000/2001 HHH vs an era Owen would have been great While this is tehnically true, I thought the HHH vs Owen we DID get was already pretty damn good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
kafkonia 942 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Everyone talked about Crow Sting/Undertaker as a dream match, but if you ask me it was Surfer Sting, not Crow Sting, that would have been the perfect foil for Taker. He had the upbeat energy and visual aesthetic that would have been a perfect contrast with the darker, more methodical Dead Man. 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,517 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 How about Crow Sting vs. Biker Taker? Actually, that might've been a great tag team... Link to post Share on other sites
PetrolCB 9,535 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 25 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: How about Crow Sting vs. Biker Taker? Actually, that might've been a great tag team... That would've. Both have history with The Giant/Big Show. Certainly would have made that incident where Taker left Show in the middle of the desert more interesting, if he has Sting in his side car. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt McGirt 13,517 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Oh shit. You just know we are gonna get a Sting/Wight match now Link to post Share on other sites
PetrolCB 9,535 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Oh shit. You just know we are gonna get a Sting/Wight match now Yeah, they'll start it at 9:55, and Tony Khan will make us stick around for 30 mins, as it's interspersed during commercials for Brisco County III (or whatever the show was for that Nitro). Edited March 6 by PetrolCB 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Matt D 13,852 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Man, why couldn’t have Khan been a Brisco County money mark instead? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Infinit 3,341 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 2 hours ago, PetrolCB said: Yeah, they'll start it at 9:55, and Tony Khan will make us stick around for 30 mins, as it's interspersed during commercials for Brisco County III (or whatever the show was for that Nitro). Wasn't it Robin Hood? Link to post Share on other sites
Cleavy 96 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 1 minute ago, Infinit said: Wasn't it Robin Hood? yes, it was Link to post Share on other sites
PetrolCB 9,535 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Typical. STONKS and all. Am I right? Link to post Share on other sites
AxB 12,578 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 So why do (some) Americans pronounce it as if the i in Robin is silent? Ro-BIN. Like Robbing, without the g. Robin Hood, not Rob'n'hood. Link to post Share on other sites
odessasteps 14,331 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 3 hours ago, Matt D said: Man, why couldn’t have Khan been a Brisco County money mark instead? Not enough thigh slaps and high spots. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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