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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Aug 11, 2007 13:17:12 GMT -5
In every great Wrestling forum, there is one uber-thread dedicated to old Wrestling news and notes. DVD has the 16 page thread of old WCW Observer quotes and some other place I found has them from the late 80s. But Wrestlecrap needs one too I say! Why I'm so interested in the history of what never was in wrestling is a mystery to me as well, but then again, I love looking at Beta footage from video games and deleted scenes from movies. So instead of the other threads that parody the IWC, let's use this thread to post what the IWC thought was going to happen, and the rumors that were hot back in the day. Should be a lot of fun, and very cool for historical reasons. I didn't become a news reader until like 2001, so I'd like to read about speculations before my time as a "smark". I'll start it off with the first rumor I remember, probably from late 2000 if memory serves correctly.
-Kane is set to come back in a green and black attire and rejoin forces with Road Dogg and X-Pac in DX.
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 11, 2007 13:21:27 GMT -5
I always thought Kane was going to come back in green as DX Kane. Would've looked like a giant a Delirious.
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Post by Rocky Van Heineken on Aug 11, 2007 13:22:55 GMT -5
- Expect Tom Green to make his debut in the WWF as the mastermind behind GTV.
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Post by Nice Guy Cody on Aug 11, 2007 13:22:59 GMT -5
Expect the Higher Power to be revealed as Jake the Snake or Sting.
It totally won't be a dissapointment.
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Post by WWE Trademarked My Name on Aug 11, 2007 13:23:51 GMT -5
If memory serves me correct I remember a rumor from mid-2004 where Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio were bringing in their friend Konnan to become a Spanish announcer.
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Post by WWE Trademarked My Name on Aug 11, 2007 13:24:40 GMT -5
Sting coming to the WWE in early 2003.
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Zutroy
Don Corleone
That's preposterous. Zutroy here is as American as apple pie.
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Post by Zutroy on Aug 11, 2007 13:24:51 GMT -5
Expect the Higher Power to be revealed as Jake the Snake or Sting. It totally won't be a dissapointment. At the time i read somewhere that it was going to be Hogan. |
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Aug 11, 2007 13:26:23 GMT -5
- Plans are to lump together Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael, Fit
Finley, and Dean Malenko as the new Four Horsemen. The problem, of
course, is that the group needs to be put over by the main eventers in
order to have any real status; otherwise, they'll just be another
Flock. Malenko is apparently complaining about the idea. Talk
continues that, one way or another, Benoit will get a huge push; I
can't wait to see if any of the "stars" will actually put him over.
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Post by chickenwhopper on Aug 11, 2007 13:31:26 GMT -5
Randy Orton never asked for his favor from Booker back when he took his place and he faced off against "he who shall not be named" for the US title
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Aug 11, 2007 13:35:22 GMT -5
For the entire time Taker was out in late 99-early 2000, WrestleZone.com kept saying he would return at every Raw/Smackdown!/PPV from about Survivor Series 99 to Backlash 2000.
I remember reading somewhere that Bret Hart ,HBK, or Brother Love was going to the Higher Power.
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jewmaga
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It just ain't a party without Scott Norton.
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Post by jewmaga on Aug 11, 2007 13:52:01 GMT -5
I remember a while back there was a rumor of WWE bringing in Lex Luger, I think around 2001..good thing that didnt fall through....
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wwerules60
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Post by wwerules60 on Aug 11, 2007 13:52:11 GMT -5
There was always stupid rumors about NWO or DX getting a new logo, they were always obseesed with new logos.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Aug 11, 2007 14:07:50 GMT -5
There was always stupid rumors about NWO or DX getting a new logo, they were always obseesed with new logos. Yeah, there was a rumor around WrestleMania XX about the WWE getting a new logo to go witht the whole "Where it begins...again!" thing. |
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Post by Corporate H on Aug 11, 2007 14:08:58 GMT -5
nWo vs. DX at the Survivor Series. Though, I think this really was supposed to happen. I would have marked.
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Zutroy
Don Corleone
That's preposterous. Zutroy here is as American as apple pie.
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Post by Zutroy on Aug 11, 2007 14:12:00 GMT -5
nWo vs. DX at the Survivor Series. Though, I think this really was supposed to happen. I would have marked. That could have been awesome. |
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Aug 11, 2007 14:15:39 GMT -5
A lot of these aren't really old rumors...I kinda wanted more from the Attitude Era if anyone has those.
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Post by jmac950 on Aug 11, 2007 14:49:02 GMT -5
Edge is going to be punished for sleeping with Lita. . . .
Randy Orton is going to be punished for being a dick. . .
The Undertaker is contemplating retirement (in early late 90's). . . .
The Undertaker's mom is going to come back from the dead and act as a guardian angel in his feud between Kane (to be played by some blonde diva). . .
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Post by fabulousfreebird on Aug 11, 2007 15:03:42 GMT -5
The Undertaker and Kane have a 3rd brother!
Mike Tyson will be the Higher Power!
Goldberg/WCW negotiating with Austin/WWF for dream match!
Jenna Jameson to be Val Venis' full time manager.
Austin to walk out on WWF and show up on Nitro as new nWo member!
nWo vs DX Survivor Series!
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Post by Mama Cornette on Aug 11, 2007 16:11:59 GMT -5
Here were three that I always remembered showing up on those "newz boardz" during the Monday Night Wars heyday: - Hulk Hogan's returning to the WWF
- Kevin Nash and Scott Hall are returning to the WWF (this one was especially hot during the DX invasion angle)
- Shawn Michaels is going to WCW as the new nWo member
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Agent P
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Wooo
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Post by Agent P on Aug 11, 2007 16:24:09 GMT -5
I remember in late 2002 there was a story that No Mercy 2002 was going to be Triple H vs Bubba Ray Dudley for the World Title.
Bret Hart was gonna be at every televised event in Canada between 2001 and 2005.
And for an extremely recent one, the Brand Extension was going to end last Monday on Raw.
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