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Post by davie™ on Nov 30, 2015 20:59:44 GMT -5
Jeff Hardy was supposed to win the MITB contract at Mania 24 but that changed when he was suspended and I heard he was also supposed to cash in on randy that night as well but I have no idea how true that was.
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Post by McBlake on Dec 1, 2015 7:32:06 GMT -5
Justin Bieber going over Wyatt at Summerslam. How bad would that have been?
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Post by koreygunz on Dec 1, 2015 8:51:05 GMT -5
Here's a few soft balls... Rumors were that Ted Dibiase was supposed to win the WMIV tournament. But for one reason of another they went with Randy Savage. Triple H was supposed to have won the KOTR the year Austin did. But he was being punished for the Curtain Call so they went with Austin. Thank god for everyone that happened. Triple H was supposedly going to be the corporate champion instead of the Rock. But a knee injury prevented it so Rock was used instead. I think we can all agree that in these cases, the back up plans turned out to what was best for business. Is/wasnt it rumored that DiBiase was suppose to win but Hogan went to bat for Savage & basically forced Vince into switching it. Thus to repay DiBiase they gave him the Million Dollar Title. I want the fall out from that had something to do with Warrior & Honky Tonk Man with the IC title or that might have been something different as well. Honky was supposed to drop the ic belt to savage on an episode of SNME but refused (how HTM of all people had that kind of stroke I don't know) so as consolation to savage he won the title at wm4 and honky eventually jobbed to warrior. I've heard the decision to have savage win was also influenced a bit by hogan and the need to have mania close out with a face on top (as was usual back then and up to 2000). Plus you can't deny savage was really over at the time, and the mega powers story was WAY better than a traditional dibiase vs hogan feud would have been.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Dec 1, 2015 14:41:20 GMT -5
Here's a few soft balls... Rumors were that Ted Dibiase was supposed to win the WMIV tournament. But for one reason of another they went with Randy Savage. Triple H was supposed to have won the KOTR the year Austin did. But he was being punished for the Curtain Call so they went with Austin. Thank god for everyone that happened. Triple H was supposedly going to be the corporate champion instead of the Rock. But a knee injury prevented it so Rock was used instead. I think we can all agree that in these cases, the back up plans turned out to what was best for business. Is/wasnt it rumored that DiBiase was suppose to win but Hogan went to bat for Savage & basically forced Vince into switching it. Thus to repay DiBiase they gave him the Million Dollar Title. I want the fall out from that had something to do with Warrior & Honky Tonk Man with the IC title or that might have been something different as well. A lot of people say they were supposed to win the Wrestlemania IV tournament. Ted DiBiase say he was, but because of Honky keeping the IC Title instead of Savage having it, they gave the WM IV win to Savage instead. Which I find it hard to believe because if Vince wants to take a belt off someone, he will (Montreal Screw Job is the prime example of that). Bam Bam Bigelow stated he was supposed to win it until he blew out his knee. Leading into WM IV, Bam Bam & Hogan vs. DiBiase & Andre was happening at house shows. It is possible then that maybe Bigelow vs. DiBiase would have happened in the finals if his knee was healthy. Bad News Brown said he was supposed to become WWE Champion in 1988. Not entirely sure if he meant WM IV or just in that year span in general. As for the Randy Savage thing winning it, I can't see how it WASN'T supposed to be Randy at that time. Going into WM IV, Savage was Hogan's friend, they formed the Mega Powers, Savage vs. DiBiase even happened on a SNME show a few weeks prior to WM IV. I would think that Vince had plans to have the Mega Powers explode a year later, and thus Savage was already penciled in to win the WWE Title at WM IV. My guess is that Vince McMahon told a lot of wrestlers back in the day they would be WWE Champion to keep them with the WWE and not go elsewhere.
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Post by mikey1974 on Dec 1, 2015 19:28:53 GMT -5
Is/wasnt it rumored that DiBiase was suppose to win but Hogan went to bat for Savage & basically forced Vince into switching it. Thus to repay DiBiase they gave him the Million Dollar Title. I want the fall out from that had something to do with Warrior & Honky Tonk Man with the IC title or that might have been something different as well. A lot of people say they were supposed to win the Wrestlemania IV tournament. Ted DiBiase say he was, but because of Honky keeping the IC Title instead of Savage having it, they gave the WM IV win to Savage instead. Which I find it hard to believe because if Vince wants to take a belt off someone, he will (Montreal Screw Job is the prime example of that). Bam Bam Bigelow stated he was supposed to win it until he blew out his knee. Leading into WM IV, Bam Bam & Hogan vs. DiBiase & Andre was happening at house shows. It is possible then that maybe Bigelow vs. DiBiase would have happened in the finals if his knee was healthy. Bad News Brown said he was supposed to become WWE Champion in 1988. Not entirely sure if he meant WM IV or just in that year span in general. As for the Randy Savage thing winning it, I can't see how it WASN'T supposed to be Randy at that time. Going into WM IV, Savage was Hogan's friend, they formed the Mega Powers, Savage vs. DiBiase even happened on a SNME show a few weeks prior to WM IV. I would think that Vince had plans to have the Mega Powers explode a year later, and thus Savage was already penciled in to win the WWE Title at WM IV. My guess is that Vince McMahon told a lot of wrestlers back in the day they would be WWE Champion to keep them with the WWE and not go elsewhere. Yeah, he supposedly told Tito Santana he would be World Champion in 1992 as well. I also think Vince would say these things to guys sometimes just to keep them happy.
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Post by mikey1974 on Dec 1, 2015 19:43:16 GMT -5
Some more off the top of my head...
- WrestleMania VI main event was originally planned to be Hogan defending the World Title vs Zeus.
- If Vince could've gotten Flair to sign in 1988, the initial SummerSlam main event was to be Randy Savage defend the World Title against Ric Flair
- Demolition ( Smash and Crush ) were supposed to win back the Tag Belts from the Hart Foundation in winter 1990/1991, setting up a match where they'd drop them to LOD at Mania VII. However Vince soured on the new Demolition quickly, and scrapped the plans.
- Bret Hart was originally booked to drop the IC Belt to Shawn Michaels at SummerSlam 1992. But when it was decided it would be in England, Bret convinced Vince that it would be better for buyrates and and attendance if he fought Davey Boy instead.
- Bret won the World Title from Diesel at Survivor Series 1995 with the plan being he would drop it back to Nash at WrestleMania XII. A few weeks later Vince asked Bret if he'd have any problems dropping it to Shawn instead. When Bret said no, they booked the Hitman - HBK match instead.
- Diesel was supposed to beat the Undertaker at Mania XII, effectively ending the Streak still in it's infancy. However when Nash told Vince he was going to WCW the finish was changed.
- Kane was to be only a short-term character, with his last match being Unforgiven in April 1998 vs Undertaker in the Inferno Match. However, Taker really went to bat for Glen, telling Vince to keep him around. That, and the character really getting over made Kane a long-time character in the company.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2015 12:39:08 GMT -5
Butch Reed was suppose to beat Ricky Steamboat for the IC title but he wasn't in the building to be told so Hogan pointed at Honky Tonk Man and said to Vince, "Why not put it on him".
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Dec 2, 2015 17:35:31 GMT -5
Butch Reed was suppose to beat Ricky Steamboat for the IC title but he wasn't in the building to be told so Hogan pointed at Honky Tonk Man and said to Vince, "Why not put it on him". Someone better tell Butch Reed to get out of this picture then, because he was celebrating the IC Title win with Honky right after he won it.
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Post by ricflair4ever on Dec 2, 2015 17:48:24 GMT -5
Butch Reed was suppose to beat Ricky Steamboat for the IC title but he wasn't in the building to be told so Hogan pointed at Honky Tonk Man and said to Vince, "Why not put it on him". Someone better tell Butch Reed to get out of this picture then, because he was celebrating the IC Title win with Honky right after he won it. Thats a helluva pic right there. It has been long stated that Reed no showed that event,prompting Vince to put the strap on HTM. So either one of two things can be concluded. 1. Honky was always the plan to begin with. 2. Reed didn't show up on time, HTM gets the honors, and Reed just missed his chance, perhaps by minutes.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2015 18:01:06 GMT -5
Justin Bieber going over Wyatt at Summerslam. How bad would that have been? Horrible. Beiber was also supposed to get the pin.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2015 19:26:09 GMT -5
Kurt Angle and Daniel Bryan almost wrestled each other for PWG in 2006, but Angle signed with TNA before Dragon could book him.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2015 19:39:53 GMT -5
Kurt Angle and Daniel Bryan almost wrestled each other for PWG in 2006, but Angle signed with TNA before Dragon could book him. This makes me angry. That match would've been awesome.
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Post by Lithium on Dec 2, 2015 21:19:57 GMT -5
Apparently, John Cena was supposed to turn heel in 2006 and go back to the mid-card for a bit during the whole WWE title debacle with Edge.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2015 12:40:45 GMT -5
Someone better tell Butch Reed to get out of this picture then, because he was celebrating the IC Title win with Honky right after he won it. Thats a helluva pic right there. It has been long stated that Reed no showed that event,prompting Vince to put the strap on HTM. So either one of two things can be concluded. 1. Honky was always the plan to begin with. 2. Reed didn't show up on time, HTM gets the honors, and Reed just missed his chance, perhaps by minutes. They supposedly filmed the "celebration" days later before it aired on TV.
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Post by Tom Baker's Scarf on Dec 4, 2015 14:42:15 GMT -5
Jericho was originally advertised in the main event of Wrestlemania 2000 but for some reason they went with Foley.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2015 18:22:36 GMT -5
Most of these "plans" are just match results. Every match result in history was likely changed at some point. What is it with this place lately?
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Post by ellisd on Dec 4, 2015 20:52:13 GMT -5
Jericho was originally advertised in the main event of Wrestlemania 2000 but for some reason they went with Foley. I do remember some of the early ads in the magazines showing Jericho
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Post by mikey1974 on Dec 5, 2015 7:08:43 GMT -5
Most of these "plans" are just match results. Every match result in history was likely changed at some point. What is it with this place lately? they're still plans that were changed.
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Post by ellisd on Dec 10, 2015 16:18:35 GMT -5
On the Owen Hart dvd and I think in Bret's book it tells that originally Vince wanted Bret to feud with his brother Bruce. Bret told Vince that he would do the angle but wanted it to be with Owen instead.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2015 17:20:40 GMT -5
Most of these "plans" are just match results. Every match result in history was likely changed at some point. What is it with this place lately? Maybe it's people just having fun thinking "what could have been?" And it's not like people are saying that on an episode of "Prime Time Wrestling". Jose Luis Rivera was suppose to beat Mr. X, but at the last minute things were changed. Most of these were important PPV and other kind of matches. What's with people getting bent out of shape over silly things these days?
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