Post by wallabylikeyou on Oct 14, 2013 5:46:45 GMT -5
Could this have worked?
It's been spoken of that Austin vs Hogan was on the table for WrestleMania 18 but neither one wanted to lose to the other so the match didn't go ahead. This left Austin as the odd man out at the top of the card, with Hogan facing Rock instead and Triple H making his triumphant comeback against the Undisputed Champion who injured him, Chris Jericho. Since Austin was already in the midst of a feud with the NWO anyway, he was put up against Scott Hall.
It's always kind of felt like an out of place match, in the middle of the card, with a comparatively lesser opponent (no disrespect to Hall but when you compare him to who Austin could have faced it's a step down) and the match didn't even get that long to boot. Although Austin vs McMahon was probably very played out by this point I still think there could have been something there with a Street Fight. McMahon was the one who brought the NWO in after all, the deck could have been stacked against Austin with McMahon appointing Hall and Nash as enforcers, Hall could still take that ridiculous Stunner and it wouldn't really have had to go on too long. Plus although hindsight tells us what happened to the NWO's run, they would still have some mileage if Hall didn't lose to Austin one month into their return.
So what say ye? Could this have been a viable alternative and high profile enough to keep Austin happy or would it not be much better than what we got?
It's been spoken of that Austin vs Hogan was on the table for WrestleMania 18 but neither one wanted to lose to the other so the match didn't go ahead. This left Austin as the odd man out at the top of the card, with Hogan facing Rock instead and Triple H making his triumphant comeback against the Undisputed Champion who injured him, Chris Jericho. Since Austin was already in the midst of a feud with the NWO anyway, he was put up against Scott Hall.
It's always kind of felt like an out of place match, in the middle of the card, with a comparatively lesser opponent (no disrespect to Hall but when you compare him to who Austin could have faced it's a step down) and the match didn't even get that long to boot. Although Austin vs McMahon was probably very played out by this point I still think there could have been something there with a Street Fight. McMahon was the one who brought the NWO in after all, the deck could have been stacked against Austin with McMahon appointing Hall and Nash as enforcers, Hall could still take that ridiculous Stunner and it wouldn't really have had to go on too long. Plus although hindsight tells us what happened to the NWO's run, they would still have some mileage if Hall didn't lose to Austin one month into their return.
So what say ye? Could this have been a viable alternative and high profile enough to keep Austin happy or would it not be much better than what we got?
