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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Sept 26, 2009 15:35:36 GMT -5
...What do you think the WWF would have done?
The hypothetical scenario: Austin picks up an injury at SummerSlam '98. Wins his match with Taker but then is out for a year. (Kind of a combination of his '97 and '99 injuries.)
How would you book the fallout from that? I'd vacate the belt immediately (or after an angle on Raw if Austin was able), milk the vacant title until Survivor Series, and have the Rock-Vince mini feud ("The Rock would rather be the people's ass than to ever kiss yours!") start earlier. Then still do the double-cross at Survivor Series with Rock as the corporate champ, and feud with Mankind for the next few months. In the early part of '99, I'd have Rock get more and more arrogant and uppity with Vince, possibly leaving the corporation earlier and going tweener - so Vince (who is upset that Rock has lost the title to Mankind twice) brings in Big Show to debut as his new corporate choice.
WMXV - WWF Champion MANKIND vs THE ROCK vs BIG SHOW
What would you go with for the WrestleMania XV main event if Austin had been injured the previous summer and wouldn't be back for a while?
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Post by Barrett on Sept 26, 2009 15:50:12 GMT -5
Going with your plan of still having the Rock win the title at Survivor Series, I think he could have continued to feud with Mankind through St. Valentine's Day Massacre as he did. The Undertaker vs. McMahon feud could have been going on in the background, but tweaked a bit with Undertaker as a face taking on the Corporation on his own instead of having two heel stables feuding. Then the WM main event could have been The Rock vs. The Undertaker.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2009 15:53:21 GMT -5
backstage in summer 98 there was serious lobbying on HBKs and HHHs part to give the belt to Hunter at Survivor Series 98 and have him be the Corperate Champ.Vince nearly did have HHH be the guy he helped out over either Rock Or Mankind. I think we would have got Vince helping HHH in the finals against Rock.Rock was already getting over going into SS98 so it would have worked.and HHH being helped by Vince would have been shocking too since he was the leader of DX. cue Mankind feuding with HHH over the strap and Rock having to overcome the pitfalls Vinnie laid out for Austin with Rock vs HHH rematch at 15 anyhoo that my twopence  |
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Sept 26, 2009 19:09:47 GMT -5
I like the Undertaker idea.
I never knew that about HHH - surely nobody thought he was at WWF title level in 1998... Though if he became the corporate champ it may well have worked. He was injured for months before Survivor Series though and didn't come back until the UK PPV in December so when was this lobbying taking place?
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Post by DTP. on Sept 26, 2009 19:26:30 GMT -5
Taker vs Kane in HIAC at WMXV would have suited perfectly.
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Post by original on Sept 26, 2009 19:41:50 GMT -5
if....my aunt would be my uncle
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Post by Jimmy on Sept 26, 2009 20:32:20 GMT -5
Interesting scenairo. Especially since Austin DID get injured at SummerSlam 98 but it was only a concussion that knocked him through a loop and led to Taker having to carry the match.
I agree that I'd have had the same title vacancy/Survivor Series 1998 angle occur with The Rock/Mankind. But I had a nutty idea about going in a COMPLETELY different direction:
At the 1999 Royal Rumble Rock beat Mankind in the I Quit match and in the Rumble match, Corporation memeber Ken Shamrock wins. And then basically you do the whole Batista/Evolution thing with Vince and The Rock wanting Shamrock to forfeit the title shot but Shamrock not doing it. He can roll through the Corporation on his way to face The Rock for the WWF Title at WrestleMania 15.
Meanwhile, the Undertaker is darker than ever with his Ministry and is out for Vince. Vince begins to distance himself from The Rock and the Corporation's problems with Shamrock as Undertaker starts stalking Vince's family. Nobody feels any compassion for the evil billionaire...except for Mankind. He isn't doing it for Vince, but for Linda and Stephanie who don't deserve to be harrassed by former arch-nemesis Taker. So at WrestleMania the two meet in a rematch of the most brutal and memorable match in wrestling history: Mankind vs. Undertaker - Hell in a Cell - 2.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2009 5:18:09 GMT -5
I like the Undertaker idea. I never knew that about HHH - surely nobody thought he was at WWF title level in 1998... Though if he became the corporate champ it may well have worked. He was injured for months before Survivor Series though and didn't come back until the UK PPV in December so when was this lobbying taking place? totally forgot about HHH being injured-I still see it if he had of been fresh though. it was during the summer of 98 when vince was working out his program for WM15.the plan was always for Austin to lose the strap in the fall then chase it to WM15.Russo had came up with the corperation and and it was just left to decide who would be the heel champ/Vinces chosen one after Austin evetually got robbed by Vince. HBK was lobbying hard for HHH(later for HHH at WM15) and Russo wanted Jeff Jarrett for Corperate Champ.other names in the hat obviously included Rock(especially after SS98)Foley and Ken Shamrock. worked out damn well the way it happened though. |
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Post by nibs92 on Sept 27, 2009 9:58:22 GMT -5
i'm not sure if this idea would make sense but here goes!
i would go with the idea of the title being vacant until ss98 with a tournament leading up to the event. the finalists would be the undertaker vs someone, say the rock. kane would interfere and attack the taker, injuring him, which would lead to the title being vacant going into the royal rumble.
this would allow the winner of the rumble to become champion.
kane could win the rumble with a dominating performance and have a returning taker beat him for the belt at wm15
again probably wouldn't make much sense but would add a new dimension to taker/kane feud
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2009 20:11:32 GMT -5
Interesting scenairo. Especially since Austin DID get injured at SummerSlam 98 but it was only a concussion that knocked him through a loop and led to Taker having to carry the match. I agree that I'd have had the same title vacancy/Survivor Series 1998 angle occur with The Rock/Mankind. But I had a nutty idea about going in a COMPLETELY different direction: At the 1999 Royal Rumble Rock beat Mankind in the I Quit match and in the Rumble match, Corporation memeber Ken Shamrock wins. And then basically you do the whole Batista/Evolution thing with Vince and The Rock wanting Shamrock to forfeit the title shot but Shamrock not doing it. He can roll through the Corporation on his way to face The Rock for the WWF Title at WrestleMania 15. Meanwhile, the Undertaker is darker than ever with his Ministry and is out for Vince. Vince begins to distance himself from The Rock and the Corporation's problems with Shamrock as Undertaker starts stalking Vince's family. Nobody feels any compassion for the evil billionaire...except for Mankind. He isn't doing it for Vince, but for Linda and Stephanie who don't deserve to be harrassed by former arch-nemesis Taker. So at WrestleMania the two meet in a rematch of the most brutal and memorable match in wrestling history: Mankind vs. Undertaker - Hell in a Cell - 2. I love this idea...it's brilliant! |
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Post by Johnny Wrestling on Sept 27, 2009 23:54:04 GMT -5
Interesting scenairo. Especially since Austin DID get injured at SummerSlam 98 but it was only a concussion that knocked him through a loop and led to Taker having to carry the match. I agree that I'd have had the same title vacancy/Survivor Series 1998 angle occur with The Rock/Mankind. But I had a nutty idea about going in a COMPLETELY different direction: At the 1999 Royal Rumble Rock beat Mankind in the I Quit match and in the Rumble match, Corporation memeber Ken Shamrock wins. And then basically you do the whole Batista/Evolution thing with Vince and The Rock wanting Shamrock to forfeit the title shot but Shamrock not doing it. He can roll through the Corporation on his way to face The Rock for the WWF Title at WrestleMania 15. Meanwhile, the Undertaker is darker than ever with his Ministry and is out for Vince. Vince begins to distance himself from The Rock and the Corporation's problems with Shamrock as Undertaker starts stalking Vince's family. Nobody feels any compassion for the evil billionaire...except for Mankind. He isn't doing it for Vince, but for Linda and Stephanie who don't deserve to be harrassed by former arch-nemesis Taker. So at WrestleMania the two meet in a rematch of the most brutal and memorable match in wrestling history: Mankind vs. Undertaker - Hell in a Cell - 2. Dude that would have been amazing. |
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Post by inrogers29 on Oct 2, 2009 21:57:25 GMT -5
Yeah that sounds pretty bad ass tbh.
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