What if Savage never left the WWF

If Savage stayed he would of still been on commentary with an occasional match every now and then. In the Attitude Era he might of had another run as WWF Champion but with a completely revamped gimmick as the colorful look would look out of place especially in that era.

All these years later it still ticks me off how his WWF run ended. I didn't mind him at all in the booth but he could still go in the ring.
Vince really dropped the ball on this one. It's really a shame he passed away before we got a proper farewell from him.

If Randy Savage never left the WWF in 1994, there would have been a very good chance Steph and Trips would never have gotten togther

Pretty much on point with Savage's career. But I'll take it a different route as to how it would affect wrestling history:

Macho Man's defection to WCW saved wrestling.

Why?

Without Savage, the nWo would not have been that big of a draw. We would have either seen Sting/Luger vs. Outsiders or the Outsiders and a 3rd man up against Luger/Sting/Hogan. Remember. Macho Man was the one who ate the Atmoic Leg Drop.

Assuming Bischoff still wanted to go through with the invasion angle, you have 4 real options. Hogan turns on Luger/Sting mid match. Luger turns on Sting/Hogan. Sting turns on Luger/Hogan. OR, Bischoff brings in someone else from WWE. At the time, rumors were that Michaels was jumping, but McMahon stopped that somehow. So the only logical one was Syxx if he could get out of his contract by then. I'm guessing he couldn't, otherwise he would have been brought in sooner than he was.

If Hogan does not turn, you have the same failed dungeon of doom angle but with outsiders. You have them all going up against Hogan and losing. If Sting is the turncoat, you may get crow Sting. If not, he just helps Hogan knockdown Hall and Nash. So, the nWo isn't as groundbreaking as a result. Reason nWo worked so well aside from the invaders was because you had the biggest name in sports entertainment period going bad. Remember Sting's heel turn in WCW? People still cheered for him. No real reason to believe it wouldn't have been the same result so the angle would have flopped--especially if Luger turned. He was the original Big Show from the 90s. End result is that Hogan would have gone over the nWo and that would be the end of that after a year. No long drawn out feud. Just a six month feud.

At that point, why would Hogan turn? he's the biggest name in wrestling, and only "sharing" the main event slot with Sting and Flair. He doesn't have to try to beat out the Macho Man for TV time. He's King of the Castle. So he can rest on his laurels.

Without the nWo running rampant, WCW doesn't need to create DDP the Main Eventer. He flounders and is all but forgotten. He has no reason to feud with Hogan at that point.

Without the nWo running rampant, WCW doesn't win the ratings war. McMahon isn't creating the Attitude era. Austin is floundering as the Ringmaster. Rock is jobbing out as Rocky Maivia. Without the nWo, Vince has no competition and continue down his New Generation path.

Savage's role in WCW was absolutely needed.Hogan dropping the leg on Luger or Sting would not have been as big. He had no real history with them. But with Randy, they were either bffs or mortal enemies at any time. For Hogan to ultimately crush Savage with the leg drop during the BATB when tensions were high was THE moment wrestling changed. A torture rack by Luger would not have done it. A Deathlock by Sting would not be enough. You needed Hogan to turn, and he wasn't going to do that without Savage being in WCW.

I feel Vince missed a massive trick with Savage during the New Generation. He should have been used as a bitter heel who despised this New Generation deal and everything that came with it. Just think of the quality programmes we would have been privy to.

But he did great in WCW from 1995-1997. He should have been nothing to do with the Wolfpac.....he should have stayed with Hogan and let Hall join the Wolfpac.

But he is another guy whos jump had a huge impact.....its well laid out above.