Here’s the Mother of All “What if?”

But you are missing the meat and potatoes of this. What would it have done to a certain member of this board.

It would have been money

1987 Pipers pit, Heenan walks out with Andre looking to get a title shot with Hogan. Andre grabs Hogan and snaps his cross from around his neck. Andre shows remorse for this and backs off. The rest of the Heenan family come out and attack Andre (Hogan joins in) showing it was a set up all along. Hogan the newest member of the Heenan family.

WM3 - Orndorff (seconded by Andre) is beaten by Hogan in the main event.

Feb 88 - Andre beats Hogan for the belt. Belt is held up due to ref confusion with the Hebner twins.

WM4 - Hogan wins tournament, beating Savage in the final. Savage has him beat but is distracted when Rude comes out to hit on Elizabeth. Hogan steals one here.

SSlam 88 Savage and Andre beat Hogan and Rude when Andre pins Hogan

SSeries 88 Hogan, Rude, Haku, Hennig and Race beat Savage, Andre, Studd, Hercules and Santana

RR89 - Andre wins by lastly eliminating Hogan and Rude. Savage was illegally eliminated by Hennig so took his revenge by helping Andre eliminate Hogan and Rude

SNME Feb89 - Rude and Hennig beat Savage and Andre with help from Hogan. Heenan Family destroy the faces post match.

WM5 - Savage beats Hogan for the belt.

SS89 - Savage and Warrior beat Hogan and Hennig

RR 90 - Hogan wins Rumble

WM6 - Hogan beats Andre, Warrior beats Savage in a face v Face match for the belt.

RR91 - Hogan beats Warrior for the belt.

WM7 - Hogan loses belt to ultra patriotic Sgt Slaughter. After the match, Heenan goes mad at Hogan for losing the belt yet again. The Brain slaps Hulk in a fit of temper. Hogan lays a beating on Heenan turning himself face.

Summerslam Spectacular 91 Colonel Mustafa beats Sgt Slaughter when an army private who had accompanied Sgt to the ring threw in the towel as Slaughter was passing out in the camel clutch

Summerslam 91 - Hogan beats Col Mustafa for the belt.

Prime time 91 - Heenan announces he has made a deal that means the world champion will be back in the Heenan Family. Ric Flair announced on a future episode.

Lead up to WM8 - Hogan lost and won the belt from the Undertaker as in real life causing the belt to be upheld. Flair wins the rumble and belt.

WM8 - Hogan beats Flair for the belt. Heenan retires from management to focus on commentary

A slow evening in the Nibs92 household, hence the long post!

An interesting timeline. I enjoyed reading it.

That's like Russo & Cornette trading Christmas cards