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Post by sungod2020 on Oct 29, 2022 7:02:46 GMT -5
In the minority on this one most likely: Barry Horowitz and Hakushi should have been tag champs. I actually suggested that awhile back. It would've capitalized on Horowitz's kinda sorta, but not really push and salvage Hakushi's WWF run. Just have them win the tournament that Bobydonnas won to give Horowitz his Wrestlemania match/moment and before losing it to The Smoking Gunns(sorry Bodydonnas and Godwinns) at Beware of Dog.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Oct 29, 2022 8:26:20 GMT -5
In the thread talking about Sean Waltman possibly being WWE Champion, many agreed that he should have had at least one run with the I.C. title. And my bias: had the injury not happened, Sting should have had a WWE title run. Have him win it, defend at MSG, lose it shortly after to just have it on his record and have Sting have had a title match at MSG. Sting’s WWE run was so botched. Honestly AEW isn’t using him to the best of his abilities either. Sting is in the twilight of his career and one of the few 1980’s wrestlers that can still go. Sting is much better used in AEW but it’s mostly just because WWE screwed up his run so bad. A certain tennis racket wielding manager brought up that he should be used every six months or so in big money pay-per-view matches. Not the main event but a featured match. And now I can’t get that idea out of my head. Sting is in a very rare breed, maybe standing alone at this point. He has a legendary career, but is about as humble as a man with that career can be. This is a great and perhaps under appreciated aspect to him that would benefit him as a high caliber part-timer. But the clock is ticking.
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Post by Marvelous1LUFC on Oct 29, 2022 9:00:35 GMT -5
Steve Mafugin Blackman should've had more championships, but he was selfless and told Vince to give them to other people. The company was so overwhelmed by his manliness, the WWF was sexualized and the Attitude Era was born. Instead of Big Boss Man, it should have been Steve Blackman and Shamrock as tag team champions
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Post by Mid-Carder on Oct 29, 2022 9:36:21 GMT -5
Ken Shamrock. He seemed to have got his confidence and the whole package together just as he left. I would happily have seen him as a placeholder champion while Austin was injured.
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Post by buckethead on Oct 29, 2022 21:35:30 GMT -5
Paul Orndorff - IC champion Bigelow should've ended Honkeys reign long before it reached the point where Warrior does it. This could've been amazing. Studd and Bundy defeat Windham and Rotunda instead of Beefcake/Valentine. You'd lose the great Dream Team/Bulldogs Mania 2 match though. Yeah.... I know. This is my only issue with various "What if?"/alternate timeline scenarios. It screws things up...and mid 80s WWF and NWA are nearly perfect as is. An example Always hated Hogan. I always thought Bundy deserved a short reign late 85-early 86. Also thought Orndorff probably did as well. The problem with that is it might mess up the timeline we do have. The lead up to WM 3 was perfect and nothing warrants messing that up. Do another change a bit later and it could mess up the Megapowers storyline.
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Post by sungod2020 on Oct 30, 2022 8:53:26 GMT -5
Ken Shamrock. He seemed to have got his confidence and the whole package together just as he left. I would happily have seen him as a placeholder champion while Austin was injured. He would've had to have won his feud with Chris Jericho to regain his momentum though(his last WWF appearance was getting put through a table and in the Walls of Jericho). The problem with that though, is Jericho was a newly debuting talent and they had big plans for him, so a loss wouldn't be a good start. Best case scenario would be to cancel the feud(that never even had a true blowoff) altogether. Give him a time-killing feud with IDK, Road Dogg or Xpac after DX reforms, and then if Austin is still injured, have him substitute in that triple threat match that Big Show was inserted at the 1999 Survivor Series, and then lose it back to Hunter at the Royal Rumble. If he stayed until the brand split, he might've had an opportunity to hold the Big Gold Belt, which would be a good fit on him, but he'd have to stay for at least three years for that to be a possibility.
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Post by sungod2020 on Nov 12, 2022 14:22:02 GMT -5
Bump! One person I'm surprised never had ANY sort of title reign while working with the WWF was Lex Luger. He seemed like your prototypical guy Vince would push. Yes, the Lex Express was a colossal failure, and rightfully so, and shouldn't have happened to begin with, but even after that, I don't think Luger was a complete lost cause that the company should've given up on.
I can see him with the IC championship in 94 with or without(preferably without) the "Made in The USA" gimmick. Just give him the IC title reign Diesel had, even challenge Bret Hart for the WWF championship at King of The Ring, only to come up short, and then lose it back to Razor Ramon at Summerslam.
If the Allied Powers still formed when they did and everything up to that point remained the same, just give them a brief run with the tag team gold. Just have them beat Owen Hart and Yokozuna at In Your House 2, lose it back to them at Summerslam, just in time for Luger to make his return to WCW. At least get something out of the Luger investment.
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Post by grungesmurf on Nov 13, 2022 5:33:24 GMT -5
Tag champs:
The Quebecers The Islanders
I.C. Champ:
Heel Hakushi followed by the 1-2-3 Kid after feuding for a couple of months. With kid finally winning at one of the big ppvs in a ladder match.
World:
Vader it’s already been said, didn’t happen because of certain people.
Mr. Perfect just cuz The Million Dollar Man with a proper run with the gold.
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Post by sungod2020 on Nov 13, 2022 7:19:00 GMT -5
Tag champs: The Quebecers The Islanders I.C. Champ: Heel Hakushi followed by the 1-2-3 Kid after feuding for a couple of months. With kid finally winning at one of the big ppvs in a ladder match. World: Vader it’s already been said, didn’t happen because of certain people. Mr. Perfect just cuz The Million Dollar Man with a proper run with the gold. The Quebecers were tag team champions three times. Hakushi as IC champion might've been fun since he had the "technical prowress," but where can you find a spot to squeeze in an IC title run? Especially in the Kliq-Dominated WWF at the time. Still stand by him and Horowitz being underdog tag team champions though, and I think it would be more realistic for someone of his stature. Vader could've easily had a run in late 96/early 97, same as Sid, so no argument there. I like and respect Curt Hennig as an upper midcard talent, I really do, but I don't know where you can fit a WWF title run. Mind you, this was a time that was dominated by face champions such as Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior. Maybe you can have him as WWF champ during his 92/93 return and feud with Bret Hart over it, but even then, I'm not too certain. He was, well perfect, for the spot he was in.
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Post by grungesmurf on Nov 13, 2022 7:29:21 GMT -5
🤦🏾♂️ Totally meant Fabulous Rougeaus.
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Post by grungesmurf on Nov 13, 2022 7:32:15 GMT -5
Tag champs: The Quebecers The Islanders I.C. Champ: Heel Hakushi followed by the 1-2-3 Kid after feuding for a couple of months. With kid finally winning at one of the big ppvs in a ladder match. World: Vader it’s already been said, didn’t happen because of certain people. Mr. Perfect just cuz The Million Dollar Man with a proper run with the gold. The Quebecers were tag team champions three times. Hakushi as IC champion might've been fun since he had the "technical prowress," but where can you find a spot to squeeze in an IC title run? Especially in the Kliq-Dominated WWF at the time. Still stand by him and Horowitz being underdog tag team champions though, and I think it would be more realistic for someone of his stature. Vader could've easily had a run in late 96/early 97, same as Sid, so no argument there. I like and respect Curt Hennig as an upper midcard talent, I really do, but I don't know where you can fit a WWF title run. Mind you, this was a time that was dominated by face champions such as Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior. Maybe you can have him as WWF champ during his 92/93 return and feud with Bret Hart over it, but even then, I'm not too certain. He was, well perfect, for the spot he was in. No clue another reason I can’t stand any of the members of that group. I’ve just always been a big fan of Hakushi one of my favorites. Hated when they turned him face.
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Post by Triangle Lancer on Nov 13, 2022 10:15:33 GMT -5
My answer is Vader never holding a single title in the WWF. I could see him as IC or WWF Champ (since he had US and WCW title runs in WCW). Too bad Shawn was in his way. Hard to believe he never won any title. He could've at least won the tag team titles with Mankind while they were both managed by Paul Bearer. Have them defeat The British Bulldog and Owen Hart at Wrestlemania 13. They can lose them to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels(like Owen and Davey Boy did) on the May 26th RAW due to a miscommunication between the two(Vader and Mankind) which would coincide with Foley's eventual face turn, so the timing would be fitting. I'll co-sign on this.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Nov 13, 2022 11:13:13 GMT -5
I absolutely refuse to agree that Tatanka should ever have won any belt
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