Matches The Wrong Guy Won

[baresolid]

There are plenty of these in my opinion, say Hogan/Orton as an example, because the former had nothing to gain and the latter could have done with killing the ultimate 'legend' in 'sports entertainment'. However it has never really bothered me, because I am nto a huge fan of Orton's, and I feel he got back on track very soon after that match anyway

The only match that really breaks my heart is Booker T vs Triple H at Wrestlemania. Now I don't buy this shit about Trips politicking Booker out of the title and all that, but obviously the wrong call was made somewhere. I think it affected me because when I was a kid of about 9 or 10, Booker T was my hero - I loved everything he did in WCW in 2000 and watched it pretty much solely for work (and bizarrely for Scott Steiner's arms). To see him used as a crappy heel and the Rock's bitch during the Invasion really pissed me off, then he seemed ot be floating around the midcard from there.

Triple H was a great champion in my opinion and he really brought cred to what would become the most prestigious title in WWE during his reigns from 2002 to around 2005. The fact that Booker was then quickly relegated after this match was also saddening, and what really pissed me off and soured me on the product was that Triple H eventually dropped the belt to Bill Goldberg, someone who had virtually no talent either in the ring or on the mic, with the vastly more talented - and arguably more over with WWE fans - Booker getting shafted.

It was bulshit.

Anyone feel strongly about any other outcomes?

[Urethra Franklin]

Booker was the hottest face in the company that time. It was insane to not have him go over.

[543Y2J]

Randy Orton winning all the singles matches against Kofi. They could have atleast given Kofi one victory (other than his Survivor Series match)

[MrBRulzOK]

Summerslam: Nexus vs Team WWE. There was no good reason for the Nexus to lose here, especially since they won a rematch later on thus negating the whole match in the first place, the only difference being a lack of Bret Hart. This is what really started the downfall of that stable. They never really recovered after they lost here.

[Lila]

Cena/Michaels and Hulk/Michaels are two matches I felt HBK should have won, though I might be biased.

[King Boo]

Aug 24, 2011 16:33:58 GMT -5 Urethra Franklin said:

Booker was the hottest face in the company that time. It was insane to not have him go over.

Nevermind the story leading up to it kind of dictating that Booker winning is how the whole thing should have ended.

[baresolid]

Aug 24, 2011 16:42:14 GMT -5 King Boo said:

Aug 24, 2011 16:33:58 GMT -5 Urethra Franklin said:

Booker was the hottest face in the company that time. It was insane to not have him go over.

Nevermind the story leading up to it kind of dictating that Booker winning is how the whole thing should have ended.

Yes. I believe that the match probably should have gone on last, and that Booker should have won it, especially considering the angle. However, I think when Booker pinned HHH on Raw prior to Mania, everyone had an inkling which way it was going.

Also consider that after such a delay, in a match on that stage, the actual 'finish' was a prime candidate for a false finish scenario.

[moneyman20]

Wrestlemania 2000 fatal four way: The Rock should have walked out the WWF champion. End of.

Survivor Series 2010: Wade Barrett was at his peak as a heel at that time, he should have won there.

Summerslam 2003: Goldberg should have won the World Heavyweight Championship in the Elimination Chamber.

Wrestlemania 25: Orton should have gone over HHH no questions asked.

[blackmegaman]

-Trips/Booker WM 19
-Shawn Michaels /Chris Jericho WM 19
-Eddie /JBL Great American Bash (Eddie's run with the belt should have been way longer)
-Kofi /Orton in any of there matches after SS 09
-Cena /Orton/Triple H WM 24 (You bring back Cena (your top star) back as a surprise entrant at Rumble 08 and have him win it.......only to have him choke at mania ?)
-Jeff Hardy /Orton RR 08

[avenger]

Undertaker v Giant Gonzalez at Wrestlemania IX

It was always going to be a poor match, but it was one of the few matches on the card that had any real heat behind it, once Flair had asked for his release (losing Flair v Perfect) and Jannetty had got fired (losing Michaels v Jannetty II). To have a DQ finish killed the crowd just before the main event and made a crappy show even crappier - but in his early years The Undertaker pushed to not job at Wrestlemania as a thank you for not being in the title picture.

Admittedly we'd have lost the Streak, and it would have been tougher to build to some of his more recent Mania matches, but the last thing WM IX needed in it's second biggest match was a non-finish.

[Unocal 76]

Diesel over Bob Backlund shortly after the 1994 Survivor Series.

If they were gonna give him the belt, couldn't they have saved a Diesel/Backlund title match for the Royal Rumble (which would have let Backlund have a decent reign as champ) or maybe a triple threat Bret/Diesel/Backlund match?

[MGH]

Aug 24, 2011 16:42:14 GMT -5 King Boo said:

Aug 24, 2011 16:33:58 GMT -5 Urethra Franklin said:

Booker was the hottest face in the company that time. It was insane to not have him go over.

Nevermind the story leading up to it kind of dictating that Booker winning is how the whole thing should have ended.

"I'M RACIST AND YOU CAN'T BEAT ME. YOU'RE SO BELOW ME YOU SHOULD SERVE ME IN A BATHROOM (...ew). YOU CAN'T WIN YOU INFERIOR FOOL."

*doesn't win*

"SEE?"

[adouble]

HBK beating Jericho at WM 19 is the big one for me. Michaels didn't need to win at all, and it would have done so much for Jericho, who ended up spending most of 2003 spinning his wheels in the midcard.

Triple H either killing or severly damaging the momentum of guys like RVD, Kane, Booker T, and Goldberg during his 02/03 reign is another one worth mentioning

[fw91]

HBK/Cena at Mania 23.

Not saying that HBK needed a title run, which he didn't, but his hungry for the belt schtick he had going on was really hot. But putting that aisde, the main gripe that I have with Cena winning, is that it essentially gave us the same ending to a Mania two years in a row. Cena retaining via STF.

[fw91]

oh yeah how did we not mention this. HHH winning the fatal four way at mania 2000?

[PKO]

Booker/HHH and Hogan/Orton were the first two to pop in my mind. The obvious choice for a winner is sometimes the best result.

Kofi should have got a big win over Orton.

Lawler should have beaten Cole to a pulp at Wrestlemania and it should have ended there. Basically, it should have been their Over the Limit match.

[Deleted]

-Orton definitely should have gone over Triple H at WrestleMania 25.
-Orton over Hogan at SummerSlam and possibly over Undertaker at WrestleMania 21.
-Nexus over Team WWE.
-Either Rhodes or DiBiase over Orton at WrestleMania 26.
-Rob Van Dam over Triple H in one of their series of Title Matches.
-Edge over Cena at Royal Rumble '06.

[Perpetual Nirvana]

Aug 24, 2011 16:46:43 GMT -5 baresolid said:

Aug 24, 2011 16:42:14 GMT -5 King Boo said:

Nevermind the story leading up to it kind of dictating that Booker winning is how the whole thing should have ended.

Yes. I believe that the match probably should have gone on last, and that Booker should have won it, especially considering the angle. However, I think when Booker pinned HHH on Raw prior to Mania, everyone had an inkling which way it was going.

Also consider that after such a delay, in a match on that stage, the actual 'finish' was a prime candidate for a false finish scenario.

I honestly believe that Booker was supposed to go over at one point but once they signed Goldberg that was it for his title ambitions.

Aug 24, 2011 16:57:42 GMT -5 blackmegaman said:

-Shawn Michaels /Chris Jericho WM 19

I disagree. Remember this was Shawn's first Wrestlemania back after his four year lay off. He needed it more. And I say that as someone who lists Jericho as their favourite wrestler of all time.

-Eddie /JBL Great American Bash (Eddie's run with the belt should have been way longer)

It probably would have been if not for outside factors. Remember it was Eddie himself who reported wanted to drop the belt.

-Jeff Hardy /Orton RR 08

It would have made sense if Hardy had been chasing the belt for a while but that's not what the match was about. It was all about establishing that Hardy could hang in the main event. To that end coming close and losing does more for him than actually winning. It would have looked like a fluke and nobody would have bought it.

[MGH]

Aug 24, 2011 17:15:25 GMT -5 @notoriousnd22 said:

-Orton definitely should have gone over Triple H at WrestleMania 25.
-Orton over Hogan at SummerSlam and possibly over Undertaker at WrestleMania 21.
-Nexus over Team WWE.
-Either Rhodes or DiBiase over Orton at WrestleMania 26.
-Rob Van Dam over Triple H in one of their series of Title Matches.
-Edge over Cena at Royal Rumble '06.

Edge and Cena at the Rumble screamed of WWE having their plan set in place months prior, and just refusing to mold to what their fans wanted. Edge did what a lot of the "hot" stars can't. He brought them some killer ratings. I hate that they do that so much now. You're paid to be CREATIVE. If something pops up unexpectedly that the crowd gravitates towards and takes a real emotional interest in, why tell them, "NO, WE PLANNED THIS. WE DON'T CARE.". That drives me crazy.

[joebob27]

Glad someone brought up Goldberg in the Elimination Chamber. Holy shit what were they thinking? Goldberg was booked to be on fire, he was on fire, and then that happened.

It was like they discovered how to book Goldberg, had everyone in the ring put him over (with the exception of Nash... lol), and then.... *plop*.