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Post by illiniman88 on Jun 10, 2019 21:29:57 GMT -5
in 1986 after Hulk Hogan pins Andre the Giant , that someone from the future tells you, "In 10 years Hulk Hogan will be a major bad guy, a move that rejuvenates his career in a company called WCW, owned by Ted Turner"
in 1998 after Goldberg beats Hogan for the title on Nitro, someone tells you, "in 21 years Goldberg will headline a WWE (Formerly WWF) PPV in Saudi Arabia against The Undertaker"
what you all got?
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Post by Venti on Jun 10, 2019 21:59:31 GMT -5
Imagine telling someone in the year 2000 that in two years:
WWF is now WWE
ECW is no more
WCW is no more
There's a company called Ring of Honor that becomes popular by showcases long technical wrestling bouts.
Jeff and Jerry Jarrett start a new promotion under the NWA banner.
Triple H returns to the biggest face pop of his career.
Stone Cold Steve Austin gets pushed down the card and walks out.
Hulk Hogan returns to the WWF.
The WWF and WCW titles merge to create the Undisputed belt, they end up splitting them again to give HHH a heavyweight belt.
Some 20-something year old midwestern kid by the name of Brock Lesnar comes in, demolishes everybody including Hulk Hogan, beats Rock for the aforementioned Undisputed title, and beats Undertaker in a bloodbath Hell in a Cell match. Oh, and he is managed by Paul Heyman.
And lastly, WWE goes on a downward spiral and will never reach the heights of the years 1998-2001 again.
I'm sure there's way more I can think of. Seriously, 2001-2002 are some of the most fascinating years in North American wrestling. The whole entire landscape changes.
Edit: forgot one, freaking HBK returns and has another legendary run that rivals his 90s run.
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Jun 10, 2019 22:34:59 GMT -5
imagine telling someone in 2006 that Bryan Danielson, legendary hero to indy wrestling fans and the devil incarnate to WWE "fanboys", will not only be a future mutli-time WWE Champion and one of the most popular stars in WWE history, but will marry one of the models-turned-wrestlers Bella twins, be in-laws with hoss-loving John Laurinaitis, and will almost be in-laws with John "Five Moves of Doom" Cena
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Post by aka Cthulhu on Jun 11, 2019 2:04:29 GMT -5
For starters, I'll ask that person from the future winning lottery numbers, or what stuff should I invest in.
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Post by illiniman88 on Jun 11, 2019 6:32:12 GMT -5
Imagine watching a Hollywood Blondes match in 1993 and being told that Steve Austin would become one of the biggest superstars ever in about 4 to 5 years
Imagine watching Tuesday Night Titans and being told Vince Mcmahon would be a WWF Champion and a ECW champion, and then wondering what the hell ECW is
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jun 11, 2019 6:47:23 GMT -5
Remember when WWE had that partnership with America Online in the mid-90s? Imagine telling people that this Internet thing will allow them to watch wrestling not just on their televisions, but telephones too.
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Post by illiniman88 on Jun 11, 2019 6:56:05 GMT -5
Imagine watching Jean-Paul Lévesque in WCW in 1994 and being told he would end up becoming a 14 time heavingweight wwf/wwe championa nd would marry Vince Mcamahon's daughter
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jun 11, 2019 6:56:14 GMT -5
Imagine watching a Hollywood Blondes match in 1993 and being told that Steve Austin would become one of the biggest superstars ever in about 4 to 5 yearsImagine watching Tuesday Night Titans and being told Vince Mcmahon would be a WWF Champion and a ECW champion, and then wondering what the hell ECW is And that the other one would be dead. |
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Jun 11, 2019 7:30:04 GMT -5
Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Jun 11, 2019 7:30:04 GMT -5
Imagine telling somebody in 2005, that in 2015 there would be an award named after the Ultimate Warrior within the WWE.
Speaking of Warrior, it would sound like you was making up his death - makes peace with the company after many, many years, goes in hall of fame, appears on Raw, then dies the next day
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Jun 11, 2019 11:18:45 GMT -5
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Post by timelimitdraw on Jun 11, 2019 11:18:45 GMT -5
Imagine telling someone in 1996 that in five years, Ted Turner would lose any real control he had remaining in his media empire because a dial-up internet company squeezed him out, leading to WCW closing and Turner losing billions.
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Jun 11, 2019 19:56:12 GMT -5
Post by illiniman88 on Jun 11, 2019 19:56:12 GMT -5
During the MOnday NIght Wars, that one day Eric Bischoff and Vince Mcmahon would stand in the middle of the ring and hug
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Jun 11, 2019 20:14:38 GMT -5
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Post by Venti on Jun 11, 2019 20:14:38 GMT -5
Imagine talking to someone from 2006 who is a huge TNA fanatic, and they keep asking about their favorite TNA stars only to find that they are all in WWE or are WWE hall of famers lol
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Post by Venti on Jun 11, 2019 20:15:33 GMT -5
For starters, I'll ask that person from the future winning lottery numbers, or what stuff should I invest in. "Sorry bud, the time travel people said I'm only allowed to talk wrasslin'" |
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Post by Spiderf 4 on Jun 11, 2019 21:15:20 GMT -5
It would be interesting telling someone around WM7 that by WM10, the 3 men vying for the WWF World Championship would be:
- a guy currently in the tag team title scene
- one of the top guys in THE OTHER big wrestling company
- some relative of The Wild Samoans trying to find a foothold anywhere in major wrestling after his company, AWA, folded.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Jun 11, 2019 21:26:21 GMT -5
Imagine watching Wrestlemania V and the Million $ Man is shaking hands with Donald Trump and telling those next to you that Trump will someday be....in the WWE Hall of Fame.
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Post by thecrusherwi on Jun 11, 2019 21:31:28 GMT -5
It would be interesting telling someone around WM7 that by WM10, the 3 men vying for the WWF World Championship would be: - a guy currently in the tag team title scene - one of the top guys in THE OTHER big wrestling company - some relative of The Wild Samoans trying to find a foothold anywhere in major wrestling after his company, AWA, folded. Imagine telling someone at Wrestlemania VIII that within 2.5 years, only Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Owen Hart, IRS, and Tatanka will still be in the WWF. The rest are either in WCW or partly/fully retired. |
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jun 11, 2019 21:32:50 GMT -5
Imagine watching Wrestlemania V and the Million $ Man is shaking hands with Donald Trump and telling those next to you that Trump will someday be....in the WWE Hall of Fame. "What the hell is WWE and why do they have a Hall of Fame?" |
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Post by Venti on Jun 11, 2019 21:41:36 GMT -5
I just realized, imagine explaining the Attitude Era to an 80s WWF fan in the middle of Hulkamania running wild.
"Why are all the bad guys getting cheered?? When did Vince become the boss, wheres Jack Tunney??"
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Post by Derk! on Jun 11, 2019 21:49:25 GMT -5
Imagine telling someone during the height of his reign of terror, that nearly 20 years later, people would be clamoring for Triple H to run the company.
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Jun 11, 2019 21:56:32 GMT -5
Imagine telling somebody in '96 that we're all going to wish Chris Benoit really was as boring as he looks.
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