Not gonna lie, whoever gets out of this block is gonna have an easy time of it, because there’s some shit teams in here. However, the one match killed me when I saw that the random seedings produced it, and I'm sure you can figure out which one.
Not gonna lie, whoever gets out of this block is gonna have an easy time of it, because there’s some shit teams in here. However, the one match killed me when I saw that the random seedings produced it, and I'm sure you can figure out which one.
I feel your pain Scott. It's a tough call between the Basham Brothers and Rico/Haas. There's no right answer.
ReplyDeleteAt least Edge & Christian was an easy one.
I voted E & C because I figured everyone would vote for the Brainbusters on the criteria that Tully has the hottest offspring.
ReplyDeleteTully and Arn vs Edge n Christian is not a fair matchup compared to some of these others. I mean honestly how many times did austin tag with taker??? a hanfdul?
ReplyDeleteTJ: What was the original plan for RVD"s ECW title run ? and PLEASE no snarky answers.
ReplyDeleteThey only had the belts for 2 weeks, so probably 4 at most.
ReplyDeleteBodydonnas, although it was tough because Sunny might turn on them for kofi and Evan's weed.
ReplyDeleteJust spent five minutes on Wikipedia finding out if he was Rachel Blanchard's father.
ReplyDeleteHe is not.
I know what you mean, Scott. Choosing between Wild Samoans and Godwinns is like choosing between my children.
ReplyDeleteTJJ: I like puppies.
ReplyDeleteWhat on earth is a Rachel Blanchard?
ReplyDeleteTessa Blanchard has been a Rosebud for a few weeks.
If I were even remotely sober, I'd find a pic.
Heyman was building a match between him and Mike Awesome.
ReplyDeleteI feel old (and a little ashamed), because I immediately knew who you were talking about when you said she was the girlfriend from Road Trip.
ReplyDeleteThat's so crazy that the WWE only reaches it's highs by sheer fluke never by planned booking.
ReplyDeleteDon't be ashamed. This is a safe place. And that was a great movie.
ReplyDeleteLos Guerreros
ReplyDeleteWould that matter if WWE came calling and he wanted to go?
ReplyDeleteHopefully considering that it's a WWE tag team poll, E&C will run away with it, but if fans include the WCW work as well, it could get close.
ReplyDeleteWhoever wins that one will have to face Dudleyz next round so it's far from a easy journey
WM13 is currently though of as one of the worst Wrestlemania, replace the Bret/Austin match with a undercard match and there would be no competition.
ReplyDeleteAnd building and building and building.
ReplyDeleteSo does anyone know what Wrestlemania 13 was supposed to look like? Where were Austin, Sid, Undertaker, Vader, and Mankind all supposed to fall?
ReplyDeleteConsidering how many guys Sunny has supposedly been with, I don't remember hearing any rumours of her and a black guy.
ReplyDeleteHummina hummina...
ReplyDeleteI loved that movie...
ReplyDeleteAsshole! lol
ReplyDeleteSid v Taker was a definite, title or no title.
ReplyDeleteTaker costs Sid the match to set up their match at Mania. And I think Sid beats Taker.
ReplyDeleteAnd what happens to Shawn? Shawn v Taker at Mania 14?
ReplyDeleteThe original rumored plan was something like this:
ReplyDeleteSid-Taker
Bret-Michaels
Austin-Pillman
Owen-Bulldog
Rocky-Mero
Mankind vs Vader or Terry Funk
Tough to imagine Vince turning his champion heel mid run, also what reason does Bret have to turn heel if he hasn't been screwed out of the Title?
ReplyDeleteBut Bulldog is tag champ...?
ReplyDeleteNot sure what Shawn would do, maybe a program with Shamrock but Kane-Taker was pretty much penciled in for WM since Kane's debut.
ReplyDeleteMankind v Mero was also penciled in but Mankind refused. Then Mero got hurt and that changed Mero v Rock.
ReplyDeleteBut we might not get kane if we don't have Takers title run.
ReplyDeleteHe was also the European champion. Only reason Bulldog still had the tag strap was because Bret insisted on it otherwise I'm sure Bulldog would have dropped it to Furnas and LaPhon.
ReplyDeleteE and C win a TLC match. Brain Busters win a standard match.
ReplyDeleteThats a better overall card, but we lose Hart vs Austin
ReplyDeleteI think Owen v Bulldog would have made more sense due to their tension. But Austin pullman doesn't make sense because I can't imagine Pillman being ready to return from injury.
ReplyDeleteBrainbusters vs Edge and christain is the only match so far that I had to stop and think about
ReplyDeleteThe wrestling business has always been filled with little weird circumstances/coincidences and it really makes you wonder if guys would have become the stars they ended up being if just a small historical event was changed.
ReplyDeleteI think I have heard Shawn vs HHH mentioned
ReplyDeleteIf Hunter wins the KotR in 96 WCW wins the Monday Night Wars IMO.
ReplyDelete"I'm the world champion yet you American fans cheer Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels as your heroes. Cheer me dammit, I'm the pinnacle of excellence!"
ReplyDeleteVic Venom would have had to convince him.
ReplyDeleteAnd then I imagine a DX feud after Mania 14 with HBK and the NAO v HHH and XPac???
ReplyDeletePillman-Austin was the original plan since November 96 and Pillman would have been healed around that time, but Pillman reinjured his ankle in January 97 which probably caused bookers to change their plans and Austin-Bulldog did seem likely as Plan B as they had a mini feud going on.
ReplyDeleteHart vs Michaels
ReplyDeleteSid vs Taker
Austin vs Pillman
Bulldog vs Owen
Vader vs Mankind
Ahmed/LOD vs Nation
Rocky vs HHH
Mero vs Goldust
Bangers vs Godwinns
HBK v HHH seems likely for WM14 but anything after that probably wasn't planned as I'm sure the bookers wouldn't have known that Sean Waltman would be back in the company by then.
ReplyDeleteI think Ahmed-Faarooq was the original plan as a singles match because the bookers didn't know LOD would be back in the company by then.
ReplyDeleteEasy win for E&C (over Kenzo and Dupree)
ReplyDeleteAhmed Johnson says hello.
ReplyDeleteBlasphemer
ReplyDeleteWell except for the idea that the fans have to share his moral code about who should be cheered.
ReplyDeleteHunter v Goldust was signed no matter what because both had been engaged in the most boring feud in wrestling history with one another.
ReplyDeleteMore likely "HRRERRO"
ReplyDeleteDemolition v. Road Warriors next bracket may be even tougher.
ReplyDelete(Actually, I'd give that to Demolition just based on entrance music alone.)
It actually managed to sort of do the college party movies correctly and while it pandered a bit, there was some smart, if low brow, humor in it.
ReplyDeleteCompared to something like...I don't know...Grandma's boy, which went after the same demographic, but treated the audience like morons.
I don't think there's any historical significance to who wins KOTR. Austin's 3:16 speech was big, but I don't think it makes or breaks him
ReplyDeleteIt was the perfect storm. Not only was Austin passing out and looking tough, but it was happening against a guy who a significant portion of the audience was ready to turn against
ReplyDeleteYeah, I would guess a HHH-HBK series running a few PPVs to elevate HHH
ReplyDeleteWIN
ReplyDeleteWithout Austin winning KotR theirs no Austin 316 which is as synonymous with the Attitude era as anything.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I have to assume WM14 looks like:
ReplyDeleteHart vs. Austin, WWF Title
Taker vs. Kane
HHH vs. HBK
Outlawz vs. Cactus/Funk, TAG Titles
Rock vs. Shamrock, IC Title
Mero/Sable vs. Goldust/Luna
Taka vs. Aguila, LHW Title
Tag Team Battle Royale
Maybe Owen faces Jarrett in a EURO title match?
For sure. They could have had Owen/Bulldog put Furnas/Lafon over for the tag belts to start the disention between Smith & Owen. They fight at WM13 and the next night, Bret brings them back together.
ReplyDeleteYeah as a dumb 5 year old wwf fan I thought the road warriors were just powers of pain and demolition rip offs. I know where my alligiencies lie.
ReplyDeleteFoley said in his book that Foley-Funk was suppose to happen at 14 in a convoluted gimmick match. I guess NAO would have defended against LOD or something.
ReplyDeleteThey really should have lost the tag belts and focused on their singles run after the Hart Foundation reformed because it just cheapened the Euro/IC title afterwards because it was never defended.
ReplyDeleteE&C v Brainbusters. Nice.
ReplyDeleteKnowing Vince Furnas and Kroffat wouldn't get the belts. Probably the Headbangers.
ReplyDeleteFurnas & LaPhon were treated as a big deal when they first came in, but it seemed Vince/management soured on them around WM.
ReplyDeleteBashams vs. Rico & Haas screams for a Time Limit Draw/Double Elimination Option.
ReplyDeletethe problem is after Austin wins he's not on the next PPV, fights Yokozuna on a brawl for all, and then Marc Mero at International Incident.
ReplyDeleteThe REAL reason Austin blew up was he impressed Bret Hart, who chose to work with him in his comeback. Where Austin blew up was the way he single-handley built the heat for that Survivor Series program.
I bet they had a smackdown match because they were around at the same time. I cant even imagine how fucking dull that match mustve been. And im a haas fan.
ReplyDeleteI like Rico and Haas, but more as a "go out there and have a good, 10-minute match on Velocity" team act, not a serious Championship Team. 2004-05 was just a bad couple of years for both Tag Titles. MNM kind of brought salvation to the Smackdown side, but Raw stayed in the muck.
ReplyDeleteHis fight with Mero was the next PPVS but your larger point is accurate.
ReplyDeletealso the opposite: if someone looks "badass", they are very likely to get (at least some amount of) a babyface reaction.
ReplyDeleteafaik he turned down at least one offer.
ReplyDeleteIt was a large part due to injuries why 'such a mess'
ReplyDeleteFor Wm 15 yes but never plan for 14
ReplyDeleteI think they were hopeful Pillman could have been ready to go by then to face austin for revenge of the chair/ankle attack but clearly he wasnt. This is just speculation on my part.
ReplyDeleteTessa is one sexy crackbaby!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gerweck.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Tessa-Blanchard-061314.jpg
He would've been ready, but got hurt again.
ReplyDeleteMero vs Rocky for IC belt was planned until Mero blew out his knee. Also Goldust vs HHH also long term plan
ReplyDeleteFunk/Foley was rumored for 14 not 13. Around 13 Funk was about to headline ECW's first ppv winning the belt
ReplyDeletethats one hell of a stretch.
ReplyDeleteTully tears a quad upon entering the ring, and E&C get the quick win.
ReplyDeleteIt was also rumored for 13 because Foley/Funk had that little exchange in their Rumble match.
ReplyDeleteIt's true tho
ReplyDeleteThat little exchange was a wink to their ecw cactus/funk days nothing more. Nothing was ever planned for it Funk was strictly brought into the rumble as a big name texas guy in WWF's desperate attempt to draw fans from the area to the half empty alamo dome. Funk/austin also had a hot confrontation noght before rumble on shotgun but again nothing more planned besides hyping rumble. All funk's plans for spring 97 at time of rumble were tied to ECW as he was the headlining legend they were building their title match around.
ReplyDeleteNot saying it would have happened, but was one of the rumored matches from Meltzer at the time.
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