What If? Summerslam 1997

[darthobiwan]

We now get to the 10th Summerslam.

Should HHH beat Mankind in the cage match?

Does Brian Pillman beat Goldust to avoid having to wear a dress?

Do Godwins get revenge over LOD for Henry having his neck broken?

Does Shamrock win European title AND Bulldog eat a can of dog food?

Does DOA beat Los Boricuas in this round of gang wars?

Does Owen make Austin kiss his ass and keeps IC title?

Does Undertaker's keep wwf title longer to have Bret be banished from wrestling in USA?

[darthobiwan]

I know I have another 20 something Summerslams to go, but wanted to mention another "What If" game idea I had. I was thinking of re-doing the King of the Ring events and tournaments, starting with all the house show events in the 1980s then going with the ppvs in 1990s-2000, and the other tournaments that happened since (Maybe even add in tournaments for the years there was no tournament). Then re-doing the tournaments with a unique twist (similar to how I did Royal Rumble with voting for who wins and maybe with determining seeding).

And I know 2 Real Life Royal Rumbles and a Wrestlemania has occurred since I ended those games, so we can always go back to those games too

[darthobiwan]

We are LIVE from East Rutherford, New Jersey for the 10th Summerslam! Tonight we have 7 matches for you with several titles on the line, and some unique stipulations too.

Opening match is a cage match, with Mankind vs HHH (with Chyna). Chyna assists Hunter several times by attacking Mick and keeping him from leaving the cage. Eventually Mankind is able to channel some Dude Love spirit, and he delivers an elbow drop onto Hunter from top of the cage! It's then a race to escape the cage, as Mick Foley is able to climb over the top of cage and drop his feet to the floor before Chyna and pull Hunter out through the cage door. Mankind wins! Then he starts celebrating like the Dude by disco dancing.

Second match is Brian Pillman vs Goldust (with Marlena). Marlena at ringside is the difference maker, as she distracts Brian enough to allow Goldust to deliver a curtain call, then pins him. Due to losing and the pre-match stipulation, Pillman must wrestle tomorrow on Raw wearing a dress!

Third match is the legendary Legion of Doom vs Godwins. LOD accidentally put Henry out of action for a few months when he feel onto his neck during a doomsday device clothesline this spring. Godwins show a more aggressive Streak tonight, but LOD are more then capable to hold their own, and they pin Henry after another doomsday device.

*Fourth match is for European championship, as the inaugural champion Davey Boy Smith defends against Ken Shamrock. Davey uses his power to take an early advantage, but Ken proves why he is the "world's most dangerous man" by wearing him out with suplexes then trapping him into an ankle lock submission. Bulldog tries holding on for about 30 seconds, then he taps! Ken Shamrock has won European title! And he is only the 2nd European champion!
After the match, due to pre-match stipulation, Davey is forced to eat dogfood. He tried running away, but Ken grabs him and holds him in another ankle lock, as the referee uses a spoon to feed him dogfood! After about 3 bites, Davey vomits in the ring, and Ken let's go of the hold while the crowd laughs and cheers!

It takes a few minutes to clean up the ring after that mess, but once they do we have an 8 man tag team match, where Los Boricuas beat DOA.

*Sixth match is for Intercontinental title, as Owen Hart defends against Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin comes out brawling, with Owen using some of his technical abilities to slow him down. At one point Austin grabs Owen and looks to piledrive him, however Owen reverses it and delivers a tombstone piledriver, but landing onto his butt instead of his knees. The effect is severe, since Austin is NOT getting back up. Referee checks on Austin as Owen stalls by taunting the crowd. However, after 2 minutes of him not moving, referee calls off the match and EMTs come down to check on Austin as well. Howard Finkel announces "due to referee stoppage, the winner and STILL Intercontinental champion... Owen Hart!!!
This draw big boos from the crowd! Owen does his usual "Woooo I did it", then to add insult to injury, due to pre-match stipulation, he then shoves his butt into the injured Austin's face to have him "kiss it". Jim Ross says "Enough is enough on commentary ", and Ken Shamrock runs out and chases Owen away, but he is laughing the whole time to the back. Austin is seen talking to doctors and moving his head but that's it. Austin is then transported by stretcher with applause from the concerned crowd.

*Main Event is for wwf title, as Undertaker defends against Bret Hart, and as an added twist Shawn Michaels is the referee. And just to note, if Bret does NOT become champion tonight, he will NEVER wrestle in the USA again. However, just in case Shawn happens to show favoritism towards Deadman, then he too can NEVER wrestle in USA either. Bret tries to wear down Deadman with his technical skills. Undertaker powers back and slams Hitman into turnbuckle several times.
At one point, Undertaker catches Bret to hit a tombstone. However before he can go for the cover, Owen, Davey, And Pillman all run to distract Shawn. HBK is attempting to exercise his authority and demand all rest of Hart Foundation go to the back, and while this goes on, Bret recovers and nails Undertaker with a lowblow. Hitman knocks Deadman to the mat and traps him in the Sharpshooter, however, out from the crowd HHH and Chyna jump the railing and attack Bret. Chyna bodyslams Bret, then HHH pedigrees Bret. While this is going on, Shawn is "too busy" trying to get Hart guys to the back while they are screaming at him to turn around and see Hunter and Chyna attacking Bret but he "does not". HHH and Chyna have already jumped back over railing and leaving through crowd to cheers, and Shawn finally turns around with Bret laid out and Undertaker slowly getting back to his feet. Undertaker looks down at Bret confused, then shrugs his shoulders and does the slash throat symbol, then tombstones Bret again and Shawn counts to 3! Undertaker retains WWF title, AND Bret is no longer allowed to wrestle in USA!!!
Shawn raises Undertaker's hand with title, then Deadman does his kneeling pose with title as the shows ends.

[darthobiwan]

Fantasy booking until Summerslam 1998..

Night after Summerslam 1997, Bret Hart and Hart Foundation all come out. Bret claims he was "screwed" by Shawn Michaels since he "knew" HHH and Chyna were coming out. Therefore either they should have a rematch with him and Undertaker, or Shawn is not allowed to wrestle in USA either. Owen glouts about "breaking Austin's neck ", and proving why he and Bret are amongst the best IC champions. Davey says he is "coming after Shamrock" again after his humiliating defeat (and having to eat dogfood. Brian Pillman protests and says "I am not wearing any dress tonight". Sgt. Slaughter is then introduced as new Commissioner and makes the following rulings. First the WWF title match result from Summerslam is final, and since there is "no evidence" of Shawn Michaels encouraging Chyna & HHH to interfere, Shawn can continue working in America, while Bret is now Barred from wrestling in USA, AND can only wrestle for belt if it is in Canada or another country! This draws cheers from American crowd! When Sgt. Addresses Owen, this leads to boos from crowd against Owen. Slaughter rules that yes he did defend the IC belt against Austin and Stone Cold may have "accidentally" had his neck broken, Austin got to name the challenger that will take his place at September ppv, and it will be his tag team championship partner Dude Love.
For Pillman, Sauge says "you will wrestle in a dress tonight and EVERY night until you win a match, or you will be fired". For Davey, Sauger says Bulldog can get 1 rematch against Shamrock, but if he loses again he can NEVER challenge for European title again.
Near the end of Raw, Undertaker calls out Shawn Michaels to the ring, and after both men are there he thanks Shawn for calling the match fair "despite the interference ", and now they got rid of the "Hitman problem ". Shawn shakes Deadman hand and thanks him for beating Bret to keep him from the title, AND to keep Americans from "getting bored watching Hitman". Shawn has 1 request for Undertaker, and that is to challenge him for WWF title at next ppv, which Undertaker agrees! Shawn asks for 2 more people to come out, and that is HHH and Chyna. Hunter & Chyna comes out, and after they are in the ring with Shawn and Undertaker, Shawn tells them "I know you guys won't supposed to be out there last night, but I'm glad you 2 were. There is just 1 more thing I need to tell you two... you guys did good". Then Shawn (out of nowhere) superkicks Undertaker! Then Hunter & Chyna attack Undertaker as well, with HHH finishing him off with a pedigree. This draws boos from the crowd as Shawn is laughing, then they start doing to crotch-chop thing. Slaughter comes out looking at tpe 3 confused as Shawn & Hunter laugh and do the crotch thing to him too as Raw ends.

Over the next few weeks Brian Pillman continues to wrestle wearing dresses much to the amusement to Goldust & Marlena. Finally the Raw before ppv, Brian offers to have a match with Goldust saying if he loses he will Quit WWF! However if Brian wins he will get a title match against anyone he choses.
Shawn Michaels, HHH, and Chyna all start coming out together and start referring themselves as Degeneration X/DX.

September ppv
Brian Pillman pins Goldust after Marlena/Teri turns against the golden one.
Ken Shamrock makes Davey Boy Smith tap out again, so Shamrock retains European title and Bulldog is Barred from future title shots.
Dude Love/Mick Foley pins Owen Hart after Stone Cold (who while not medically cleared to wrestle makes his first appearance since the Summerslam incident), walks out to flip off Owen, distracting him enough for Foley to get the pin. Mick Foley is IC champion!
Wwf title match: Undertaker beats Shawn Michaels by DQ when DX interfere. DX Beata down Undertaker as the show ends.

First Hell in a Cell match is ordered for next ppv, with Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels rematch for belt.
Brian Pillman (now with Terri Runnels as manager) says he wants IC title and to "average Owen's loss".

October ppv
Brian Pillman pins Dude Love after Terri distracts referee to win IC belt!
I forgot to mention due to Stone Cold being injuried him and Foley had to vacate Tag team belts. Headbangers beat Godwins in Tournament Final to win tag team belts!
Hell in a Cell match: Still the same classic match, with Shawn falling off the Cell. Kane makes debut, tears off cell door, and tombstones Undertaker. Shawn crawls over and pins Undertaker, so Shawn Michaels is NEW wwf champion!

Leading up to Survivor Series.
Since Survivor Series is in Montreal and Bret has not wrestled since Summerslam (due to all shows being in USA), Commissioner Slaughter allows Bret to wrestle for wwf against Shawn Michaels (rumors still going that Bret is leaving WWF).

Survivor Series ppv
Ken Shamrock survives his elimination match by making Rock/Rocky Maivia tap to ankle lock last.
Kane (his first match as this gimmick) pins Mankind/Mick Foley after tombstone.
Wwf title match: Screwjob still happens as Shawn Michaels gets Bret Harr in sharpshooter and Earl Hebner calls for the bell. Vince tells Shawn to "get the hell out" and he runs off with wwf title.

December ppv
New Age Outlaws (Roadogg & Billy Gunn started teaming up shortly before this) beat Headbangers to win tag team titles!
Main event: Undertaker & Mankind beat Shawn Michaels & HHH when Undertaker pins Hunter after tombstone. With this win Undertaker gets 1 on 1 rematch against Shawn for wwf title at Royal Rumble. After thr match, Kane comes out and attacks Undertaker and again lays him out with tombstone.

Leading up to Royal Rumble.
Undertaker demands his wwf title match be a 1 on 1 casket match, AND rest of DX AND Kane are Barred from ringside. Shawn agrees as long as Undertaker gets no further title matches after this, which he agreed to.

Royal Rumble ppv.
Casket match: Shawn still gets back messed up landing on casket. This time with no interference,, Undertaker tombstones Shawn, throws him into casket, and closes lid to regain WWF title!
Rumble match: The final 4 can be Rock (4 and match ironman), Owen Hart (15), Ken Shamrock (23) and Kane (30 and he already eliminated 8 other guys). Shamrock throws out Rock, Owen catches Shamrock with a spin kick causing him to fall over and out too, then Kane grabs Owen and chokeslams him out of the ring to win 1998 Royal Rumble!

No Way Out ppv.
8 man tag team match: Kane, HHH, and Outlaws beat Undertaker, Ken Shamrock, Cactus Jack/Mick Foley, and Terry Funk when Kane pins Undertaker after a tombstone, leading to JR saying "if Kane does this at Wrestlemania, we will have a new champion".

Leading up to Wrestlemania 14.
Stone Cold Steve Austin, who has been out of action since Summerslam, says "I've had enough been out of action, and regardless of if I am medically cleared or not, I want to come back at Wrestlemania! And starting by going after the belt I should have won... Intercontinental title and against the guy I've had issues with for YEARS... Brian Pillman!
Shamrock and Rock, whom had a rivalry for months now, will face for European title.
DX and Owen have had a rivalry and will face at Wrestlemania.
Undertaker, whom is wwf champion and vows revenge against Kane for attacking him for months (Kane was Royal Rumble winner).
Wrestlemania 14.
Cactus Jack & Terry Funk beat Outlaws in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to win tag team titles!
Rock pins Ken Shamrock after Mark Kenry and Dlo Brown interfere to become European champion!
Steve Austin pins Brian Pillman after a stunner to win Intercontinental title!
HHH pins Owen Hart after low blow from Chyna.
Undertaker pins Kane after 3 tombstones to retain WWF title AND goes 7-0 at Wrestlemania!

Rae after Wrestlemania.
Paul Bearer says Undertaker was "lucky" to get past Kane at Wrestlemania, and demands he defends the belt once more against him. Undertaker accepts, as long as it is a casket match.
Sean Waltman/Xpac returns to wwf and joins HHH and Chyna in DX.

April ppv
Falls Count Anywhere match: Steve Austin pins Brian Pillman after stunner in men's restroom to retain IC title.
Cage match: DX interfere and assist New Age Outlaws with beating Cactus Jack & Terry Funk to regain tag team titles! Outlaws are now officially part of DX.
Casket match: Mick Foley returns as Mankind and attacks Undertaker and takes him out with mandible claw and Kane then chokeslams Undertaker into casket and Foley closes lid so Kane is NEW wwf champion!

Leading up to May ppv.
Store Cold wins a battle royal on Raw to become no contender for wwf title.

May ppv.
After much interference from both DX and Nation, HHH pins Rock after a pedigree to win European title!
Undertaker vs Mankind goes to a double DQ when they both attack each other with chairs.
Wwf title: Owen Hart interferes to attack Austin and get Kane DQ, so Kane can return.

Next night on Raw.
Owen Hart says he is aiming to "finish off" Stone Cold from when he broke his neck last year, and to keep him from ever holding wwf title. 3-way with Kane, Austin, and Owen is announced.
Hell in a Cell with Undertaker vs Mankind is announced.

King of the Ring ppv.
Tournament Finals: Ken Shamrock makes Rock tap out to ankle lock to become King!
Hell In A Cell: Undertaker still throws Mankind off top of cell onto announce table, then chokeslams him through cage roof onto mat below. He then chokeslams Mick back first onto thumbtacks, then pins him after tombstone.
Wwf title match: Undertaker returns and chokeslams Kane through other announce table. All of Nation come out and attack Austin (Rock, Dlo, Godfather, and Mark Henry), allowing Owen to pin Austin and Owen is NEW wwf champion! Owen is now part of Nation too.

Next night on Raw.
Owen assists Rock with beating Austin to become IC champion!
Ken Shamrock is named top contender for wwf title for winning king of the ring.

Fully Loaded ppv.
New Age Outlaws beat Dlo Brown & Mark Henry to stay tag team champions.
No 1 contenders match for Summerslam: Steve Austin pins Rock after stunner.
Owen Hart pins Ken Shamrock after hitting him with a dumbell he hide under the ring to retain wwf title.

Featured Summerslam 1998 matches include...
Tag team title match: New Age Outlaws vs Headbangers (recently turned heel).
Ladder match for both IC & European titles: Rock vs HHH.
3-way with winner getting future wwf title match: Ken Shamrock vs Mankind vs Brian Pillman.
Inferno match: Undertaker vs Kane.
Wwf title match with "Unsanctioned Rules": Owen Hart vs Steve Austin.

Yes Brian Pillman stays alive in this version.

[darthobiwan]

Title changes/opening match/Main event changes.

Opening match: 3 in 10 (30%).
Wwf/E title: 7 in 7 (100%).
IC title: 5 in 9 (56%).
Tag Team titles: 2 in 6 (33%).
*Other titles not defended at least 5 times
Women's titles: 1 in 2 (50%).
(Million $): 1 in 1 (100%).
European: 1 in 1 (100%).
Main Event: 8 in 10 (80%).





*Breakdown of wrestler match changes. The parentheses will show the breakdown of changing in matches favor or against.


*5 or more changes
Ultimate Warrior: 5 (1 in 5).
Bret Hart: 5 (1 in 5).


*4 or less changes
Shawn Michaels: 4 (1 in 4).
Hulk Hogan: 3 (0 in 3).
Ted Dibiase: 3 (3 in 3).
Andre The Giant: 2 (2 in 2).
Rick Rude: 2 (2 in 2).
Jim Neidhart: 2 (1 in 2).
Smash: 2 (1 in 2).
Jacques Rougeaus/Mountie: 2 (1 in 2).
Big Boss Man: 2 (1 in 2).
Randy Savage: 2 (0 in 2).
IRS: 2 (1 in 2).
Davey Boy Smith: 2 (1 in 2).
Undertaker: 2 (1 in 2).
Owen Hart: 2 (2 in 2).
Raymond Rougeaus: 1 (0 in 1).
Dynamite Kid: 1 (1 in 1).
Honky Tonk Man: 1 (1 in 1).
Arn Anderson: 1 (0 in 1).
Tully Blanchard: 1 (0 in 1).
Akeem: 1 (1 in 1).
Ax: 1 (0 in 1).
Earthquake: 1 (1 in 1).
Crush: 1 (1 in 1).
Virgil: 1 (0 in 1).
Gen. Adnan: 1 (1 in 1).
Col. Mustafa/Iron Sheik: 1 (1 in 1).
Rick Martel: 1 (0 in 1).
Hawk: 1 (0 in 1).
Animal: 1 (0 in 1).
Lex Luger: 1 (1 in 1).
Yokozuna: 1 (0 in 1).
123 Kid/Xpac: 1 (1 in 1).
Mr. Perfect: 1 (1 in 1).
FAKE Undertaker/Brian Lee: 1 (1 in 1).
Bull Nakano: 1 (1 in 1).
Alundra Blayze: 1 (0 in 1).
Mabel: 1 (1 in 1).
Diesel: 1 (0 in 1).
Razor Ramon: 1 (1 in 1).
Kane/Isaac Yankem: 1 (1 in 1).
Vader: 1 (1 in 1).
Jake Roberts: 1 (1 in 1).
Jerry Lawler: 1 (0 in 1).
Marty Jannetty: 1 (1 in 1).
Al Snow/Leif Cassiedy: 1 (1 in 1).
Billy Gunn: 1 (0 in 1).
Bart Gunn: 1 (0 in 1).
Ken Shamrock: 1 (1 in 1).
Steve Austin: 1 (1 in 1).

So Bret now ties Warrior with 5 different results. It seems that the later or more important of match in the show, the more likely the end result changed, with 80% of main events winners being different and so far a Streak of 7 different wwf champions.