Rewriting History

[Cherry Blossom Viscount 0]

The WWE has botched a number of characters and angles, too many to count. I find that amazing because anyone with even a retarded child's imagination could have somehow found a way to even make the shittiest angle or wrestling gimmick work at least for the short term. So, they say hindsight is 20/20, so how would you have rewritten a certain angle or debuted a new wrestler? I'll start....

 

Kane - Heel Turn 2003. This was really the last time Kane mattered too much. He was unmaksed by the diabolical HHH and went crazy basically. The WWE started off nicely by totally disregarding the burn makeup they used the first night of his unmasking and going with the "psychological scars" story, uncharacteristically clever for the WWE writing team. First, Kane has the infamous cookout with JR, then he turns on former tag partner RVD and brutalizes him, kidnaps him, and threatens to set him on fire, all to a face reaction. Linda McMahon is tombstoned and the RAW roster is generally terrified of the monster that is Kane. And then we get that Shane McMahon bullshit. Well, right there is where things need to be changed.

 

First of all, we all knew where the Kane heel turn was leading; Undertaker vs. Kane at the 2004 Wrestlemania. He needed momentum. Slaughtering Shane McMahon and then torturing him for his own personal amusement would have just been the beginning. Kane should have torn through the RAW roster, just a classic path of destruction, interrupting matches, assaulting the announce team, slapping DIVAs randomly and decisively beating and eradicating the RAW superstars, heel and face alike. Around the time of the Royal Rumble, Kane would show up unannounced on Smackdown and start the same path of destruction as on RAW. At first, the authorities would be too afraid of Kane to stop his madness, but as the carnage gets progressively worse due to his bloodlust for his brother, Kane would eventually be shackled and escorted by police (in much the same manner he was during the real heel run). The Undertaker would be conveniently absent during this time and leading many to believe that he is somehow behind Kane's reign of terror. Then, around the time of WM, Undertaker finally shows up on RAW whilst Kane is destroying some unfortunate jobber and does his usual schtick of cryptic messages and mystical powers. HOWEVER, instead of being scared of Taker, Kane is delighted. This back and forth interaction (none physical though) continues until the big match which Undertaker could win cleanly and then Kane could dissapear for a while.

 

Heel Kane of 2003 was someone they really dropped the ball with by wasting him on Shane McMahon. I don't know why they tried to turn the guy into superman when he should have been heroically slaughtered while trying to avenge his mother. I have more ideas for Heidenreich and the Boogeyman, but I'll save those for later.

[Enigma 0]

Two words.

 

In. Vasion.

 

I think my at-the-time 7-year-old autistic nephew could have booked a better invasion angle.

[BruiserKC 0]

Two words.

 

In. Vasion.

 

I think my at-the-time 7-year-old autistic nephew could have booked a better invasion angle.

 

 

The Invasion angle was deliberately booked to be a squash. There was no way Vince was going to allow WCW to get over.

[daileyxplanet 0]

Those with autism are said to have wide imaginations, so I don't know if that's quite fair to the writing committee.

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

Speaking of the Kane heel turn one of my favorite moments was when Kane was unmasking and RVD is sitting indian style with a wide eyed look like some little kid.

[Dr. Zaius 0]

I'd have had HHH turn on Hogan at Backlash 2002, retain the title, and joined the NWO.

[Guest scottb75]

If I could rewrite history I would make WM 8s main event Hogan vs Flair for the WWF Belt. Thats what should've happened thats what the WWF was building towards but due to backstage politics it never happened but if it did things might have been different.

[Promoter 0]

Actually, I'd like to expand on the last two posts. HHH turning on Hogan and joining the nWo would have been good and I also think putting Shawn in there as well. Something like the Kliq taking over and ousting Hogan. I also think they should have done the brand split different. They should have done Hogan vs. Austin in Toronto in a title vs. title scenario. Hogan should have been brought back with the big gold belt and gone up against Austin with the wwe title and split the wwf from there with the nWo storyline. That way the match lives up to the hype and it creates a historic split. Hogan would have been easier to deal with in terms of jobbing at the time because it was his return and Austin would have been happy for the victory.

 

WrestleMania 8 could have been Hogan/Flair, but I actually think Hart vs. Flair should have happened where Hart got the strap. They were in a transition that year and if Hogan couldn't get the job done and Bret Hart could in terms of toppling Flair it might have made Hart a bigger draw as champion down the line. It would need to have been built up longer though. Hart was getting strong babyface heat in '91 too. It was the better play than Savage, although that was good too. The best time Hogan/Flair's match should have taken place was WrestleMania 7 at LA Coliseum. I think that would have drawn the big crowd Vince wanted for the building. The timing was just a bit off.

[Promoter 0]

I saw a similar thread on another website and it actually asked to re-write history if HHH had won the KOR in 1996 instead of Austin. I think this is one incident that really could have changed things.

[Guest jenzie]

al snow ..... WWF/E world heavyweight champion!!!

 

BEAT THAT!

[Mole 0]

The whole Angle/Triple-H/Steph love triangle.

 

Angle should have won.

[Hektik 0]

Wrestlemania IX

 

World Championship

Bret Hart vs Randy Savage

 

Ric Flair vs Curt Henning

 

Those should have been the top two matches going into Wrestlemania 9. Flair should have been resigned and I guees the whole Hogan/Beefcake/Money Inc thing could stay on the card.

[Guest J0bber]

Wrestlemania IX

 

World Championship

Bret Hart vs Randy Savage

 

Ric Flair vs Curt Henning

 

Those should have been the top two matches going into Wrestlemania 9. Flair should have been resigned and I guees the whole Hogan/Beefcake/Money Inc thing could stay on the card.

 

Unfortunately, it was Flair's choice to leave the WWF at the time since they had little or nothing of note for him in the World Title picture. I doubt he would have wanted to resign.

[SuperJerk 0]

Bret Hart vs. Randy Savage would've rocked my face off.

[Promoter 0]

I also thought they should have done that match at Mania IX. I also thought Hogan vs. Luger would have been done too for some reason.

[Guest JumpinJackFlash]

I know this is the WWE thread but a place that needed a lot of rewriting was WCW.

 

BEST PUT: Let Sting win cleanly at Starrcade '97 and WCW may have been saved.

[Promoter 0]

You would also have to rewrite the brass that ran that monkey into the ground too. Creative control and ego-mania would also have to be considered.

 

As for the wcw, I think the nWo should have exploded right after that event or at the very least have Goldberg and wcw finally win the war at the Georgia Dome. It just really dragged after that.