Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2015 19:52:26 GMT -5
People always talk about guys who shouldn't have been champion during that time, but let's take a different stance and do the reverse.
Who are guys you thought WCW could've put the World Title on and it would look credible? These were men who were over with the crowd and WCW didn't see it, or guys you though, why not, give them a chance if he got it, why can't this guy. Choices only stem from the Monday Night Wars period of 1995-2001. My choices.
Dean Malenko 1998. Yeah, he's small, but screw it. He was so over during the Jericho and that was his prime. I'm pretty sure the fans would buy him, if he just defended the title against guys like Sting, Hall, Luger, Konnan, Bagwell, etc.... Just fight guys around his size.
Raven 1998. Over as a heel. When he was briefly the US Champion, I thought that could lead to bigger things. I was wrong. A heel champion being knocked off by a Sting, Bret Hart or Goldberg as he defeats him again for a title would make a good feud.
Sean O'Haire 2000. Well, he was one of the future building blocks of the company. At that time in a sink or swim position, why not give him the World title and let him run with it? A feud with DDP or Booker T. would work.
Brian Adams or Bryan Clark 2000. Whichever one breaks off from Kronik first. They become a babyface ass kicker and scores the WCW title away from Russo when he won it.
Lance Storm 2000. Hell yeah. He wins every other title, why they didn't make him the World Champion too boggles my mind.
Meng 1995. This would be the beginning of the Monday Night Wars era. I just wanted him to win it, just to see how he would do as a world champion.
Mike Awesome 2000. He defeats Nash for the title upon his debut somewhere and is put over huge as a monster.
Scott Hall 1996-1999. A whole 3 year period where I would buy him even as a transitional champion.
Curt Hennig 1998. Put him over huge by beating Sting for the title. Have him be in the elite part of the nWo not the B team.
That's all I got for now.
Your picks?
|
|
|
Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Apr 23, 2015 19:56:20 GMT -5
Tank Abbott
|
|
WWHHHD
Unicron
Break it down for a 5 second pose!
Posts: 3,467
|
Post by WWHHHD on Apr 23, 2015 19:59:25 GMT -5
The only one that makes sense in your long list is Scott Hall.
|
|
|
Post by Stu on Apr 23, 2015 21:05:18 GMT -5
My issue is that everything revolved around the NWO from 1997-1999. Picturing someone as champion also requires me to picture him interacting with the NWO, and that just seems weird. For example, If Raven or Malenko is champ, then they're doing something NWO-related.
Damn WCW for conditioning me like this
|
|
Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
Speedy Speed Boy
Posts: 120,896
|
Post by Mozenrath on Apr 23, 2015 21:11:16 GMT -5
My issue is that everything revolved around the NWO from 1997-1999. Picturing someone as champion also requires me to picture him interacting with the NWO, and that just seems weird. For example, If Raven or Malenko is champ, then they're doing something NWO-related. Damn WCW for conditioning me like this Yeah, like, Raven was certainly over enough as an act, but it'd be difficult to put him into that whole mess.
|
|
|
Post by Amazing Kitsune on Apr 23, 2015 21:12:36 GMT -5
Roddy Piper-easily.
|
|
|
Post by Sir Woodrow on Apr 23, 2015 23:10:23 GMT -5
Roddy could have been champ from Starrcade & lost it back to Hogan via shenanigans at Souled Out or Superbrawl
|
|
|
Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Apr 24, 2015 1:48:59 GMT -5
My issue is that everything revolved around the NWO from 1997-1999. Picturing someone as champion also requires me to picture him interacting with the NWO, and that just seems weird. For example, If Raven or Malenko is champ, then they're doing something NWO-related. Damn WCW for conditioning me like this Yeah, like, Raven was certainly over enough as an act, but it'd be difficult to put him into that whole mess. A properly book nWo vs The Flock feud could have been great. The cool heels vs the misfit outsiders, of course since this was WCW, The Flock would have been destroyed and made to look like jokes. Hell, Raven in 1999 was over enough as a face to get a World Title run.
|
|
|
Post by Jimichiro Likes Erick Rowan on Apr 24, 2015 2:05:53 GMT -5
Arn Anderson, pretty much any time before the nWo showed up.
Actually, when did Luger win the belt from Hogan in 1997? Was that before or after Arn's retirement? If it was before, maybe that spot goes to Arn and he gets a "thank you" reign before he retires.
|
|
ICBM
King Koopa
Didn't know we did status updates here now
Posts: 12,288
|
Post by ICBM on Apr 24, 2015 7:02:15 GMT -5
Scott Hall easily. Goldberg should have actually had a second reign. Man they wasted the one superstar they grew at the one time that he could have made a difference
|
|
|
Post by berlynwright on Apr 24, 2015 7:10:11 GMT -5
Tank Abbott and WCW said
|
|
thecrusherwi
El Dandy
the Financially Responsible Man
Brawl For All
Posts: 7,594
|
Post by thecrusherwi on Apr 24, 2015 7:23:13 GMT -5
Honestly even with how much Hogan hoarded the belt, I can't think of anyone that really stands out without greatly rebooking the company in 1996-98. I think Luger definitely should've held it longer in 1997, but other than that none really stand out. Maybe get it to Bret Hart in 98 as a babyface rather than have him turn heel right away., but don't even feel that strongly about that.
For as much as WCW gets shit on for not making stars or for constantly pushing the old guys, they were MUCH better than WWE is now at making sure all of their top ME and upper midcard guys were doing something important. They might have deemphasized a guy for a month or two or sent him on an outright break, but they did a pretty darn good job of shuffling that stacked roster and make them all feel important. At least until 1999. In fact, the alll-encompassing WCW/nWo feud made that easier. If only there were a powerful heel group in today's WWE that is making everyone's life miserable that could be organized against and resisted instead of largely ignored by 80% of the roster...
|
|
|
Post by evenbroddt on Apr 25, 2015 17:08:36 GMT -5
Jericho could have had a great run I think back in '98
I've always been a Raven mark so I would have liked to have seen him get a title run. DDP could have won it, then lose it to Goldberg at Halloween Havoc
|
|
|
Post by chronocross on Apr 25, 2015 17:44:12 GMT -5
My issue is that everything revolved around the NWO from 1997-1999. Picturing someone as champion also requires me to picture him interacting with the NWO, and that just seems weird. For example, If Raven or Malenko is champ, then they're doing something NWO-related. Damn WCW for conditioning me like this Yeah, like, Raven was certainly over enough as an act, but it'd be difficult to put him into that whole mess. The only real time I can remember him interacting with the nWo was on his first night there where he's face to face with Scott Hall as Nitro is going off the air. For me, I'd go with Lance Storm, he was over enough as a heel and was a top contender to Booker's WCW title, I could see it working. Also I would push Booker.T to the WCW title a year earlier in mid 99. I almost forgot about DDP in 98, I could have seen him ending the streak with maybe two or three Diamond Cutters on Goldberg.
|
|
Madagascar Fred
El Dandy
TAFKA roidzilla and SUFFERIN' SUCCOTASH SON!
Posts: 8,784
|
Post by Madagascar Fred on Apr 25, 2015 17:49:00 GMT -5
Jericho, Benoit, Eddie, Regal and Raven should have been built up and broken the glass ceiling in 98 (Malenko was a but too old and small for my likes), title reigns in the following years
100% sure this would have stopped WCWs downfall during that time
|
|
|
Post by SkullTrauma on Apr 25, 2015 18:00:29 GMT -5
this conversation begins and ends with La Parka.
|
|
|
Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Apr 25, 2015 18:08:55 GMT -5
My issue is that everything revolved around the NWO from 1997-1999. Picturing someone as champion also requires me to picture him interacting with the NWO, and that just seems weird. For example, If Raven or Malenko is champ, then they're doing something NWO-related. Damn WCW for conditioning me like this Yeah, like, Raven was certainly over enough as an act, but it'd be difficult to put him into that whole mess. I dunno. I don't think it's that difficult. Raven in 97-98 was Dark Knight Joker. WCW was about protecting itself. NWO was about tearing down and taking over WCW. Raven just wanted to watch the whole thing burn.
|
|
|
Post by eDemento2099 on Apr 25, 2015 18:22:23 GMT -5
Who are you to doubt El Dandy?
|
|
mrmulluk
Bubba Ho-Tep
I am always funny. I am never joking.
Posts: 545
|
Post by mrmulluk on Apr 27, 2015 14:54:20 GMT -5
A 15-year-old Claudio Castignoli.
|
|
|
Post by StormanReigns on Apr 27, 2015 15:07:14 GMT -5
If Goldberg just understood how the business worked and realized more people would pay to see him vs Jericho, instead of him vs generic big guy #402 Jericho could have made a great coward champ.
Instead they let an established star beat him (Nash) and it was wasted with in the day.
|
|