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Post by HHH316 on Nov 6, 2016 21:26:37 GMT -5
Piper.
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Post by TheLastDude on Nov 6, 2016 21:36:35 GMT -5
Guys who should have NEVER held the WWE Title... -Sgt. Slaughter I disagree. The setup for Slaughter's run was perfect. It literally wrote itself. Mr. USA, the face of G.I. Joe...turning his back on America and aligning himself with the hated foreign threat? That was huge. Slaughter and Hulk played their parts perfectly.
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Post by TheLastDude on Nov 6, 2016 21:40:21 GMT -5
Cards on the table? Straight dope? Nobody.
Piper and DiBiase were both big enough to hold the belt...but neither of them needed it.
Perfect and Rude could have benefited from title runs, but I really don't think that either of them would have been memorable. Same with Steamboat and Dusty.
Owen was not World championship material. Maybe had he lived a few more years he would have broken through...but at the time of his death...he was an Intercontinental guy at best.
Luger would have most likely been a transitional champion at best.
Razor and Bulldog were not championship material.
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Post by Ember's Flame on Nov 6, 2016 21:54:27 GMT -5
Jerry Lawler Roddy Piper Hacksaw Jim Duggan Mr. Perfect Matt Hardy Scott Hall Vader and my #1 ...
William Regal.
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Post by The Brain on Nov 6, 2016 22:01:36 GMT -5
Perfect and Rude could have benefited from title runs, but I really don't think that either of them would have been memorable. Just my opinion here but I think Rude and Perfect would of had memorable runs with the WWF Title if they were given the chance especially in 89/90.
Both were great in-ring,on the mic, etc. With Hogan/Warrior chasing the title (as they were the 2 big names during those years) with either Rude/Perfect as champion, it would of been great TV IMO.
Rude for instance was ready to be World Champion in 89 after the feuds he had with Warrior/Piper. He was on fire in the heel role during that time. No question in my mind he would of had a memorable run as WWF Champion. Same thing for Perfect.
But Mcmahon had to have his super heroes in Hogan/Warrior.
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Post by cordless2016 on Nov 6, 2016 22:10:05 GMT -5
Guys who should have NEVER held the WWE Title... -Sgt. Slaughter I disagree. The setup for Slaughter's run was perfect. It literally wrote itself. Mr. USA, the face of G.I. Joe...turning his back on America and aligning himself with the hated foreign threat? That was huge. Slaughter and Hulk played their parts perfectly. I love Slaughter but before his "Iraqi-sympathizer" gimmick, he was an upper midcarder at best. Even with his heel turn I didn't buy him as the top heel, as I felt that Macho should have taken the title from Warrior (would have put a kink in Vince's WM plans if he wanted Hogan to walk out as champ but Macho was the better choice IMO).
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Nov 6, 2016 22:15:45 GMT -5
Like I'm not trying to be an bunghole but how do people not think Vader could've been a great heel champ?
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Post by The Brain on Nov 6, 2016 22:35:05 GMT -5
Vader was a great heel World Champion in WCW and would of been in the WWF as well if it wasn't for HBK's typical antics during that time.
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Post by Browser Brody on Nov 6, 2016 23:18:39 GMT -5
still bummed rock n roll buck zumhofe never got his title reign.
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Post by REAL REVY on Nov 6, 2016 23:56:38 GMT -5
Finaly Maven Charlie Haas Scoot hall Mordeci Crash Holly (RIP) Hardcore Holly (RIP) Maven Hardcore Holly ain't dead. He is in our hearts but that is beside the point I made a typo error I copy and pasted the last name and RIP. My appologies, mods please delete this topic.
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Post by Squid: The Anti-Hero on Nov 7, 2016 8:50:22 GMT -5
Why are people just considering the wwe championship..do you forget about..the world heavyweight championship..? Christian and Booker were both that so they need to be off some lists.
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Post by robbutler01 on Nov 7, 2016 9:05:09 GMT -5
Rude, Dibiase, Perfect, Jake and Piper would have been great world champions for me! Later on in WWF owen,razor and Luger too
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Post by Cane Dewey Riley on Nov 7, 2016 10:45:23 GMT -5
So many bad choices in here... Lex Luger should have never been WWE Champion. Vader- as much as I love him- shouldn't have been either. Why? Well, Test, Hardcore Holly and so many others who are undeserving have now been thrown into this thread, so you know, I don't really feel like I need to explain myself, but here goes... Just because someone is really popular in WCW (or somewhere outside of WWE) doesn't mean they will have the same effect in WWE. As an example, I absolutely *love* Raven and he was champion in ECW, but because of the way WWE is, I don't think he would have worked as champion in WWE. They just wouldn't know how to book him properly. So just because Wrestler A can be champion in WCW doesn't mean he can be in WWE as well. I was in my teens when Lex Luger slammed Yokozuna and it was this huge deal, like, it felt like he was being pushed to be champion at that time, but I just never saw him as being it. He just never had that big star quality in my eyes. I remember when he won the Royal Rumble with Bret Hart and I felt like Bret had a chance to become champion at Wrestlemania but Luger never did. Then he went off and formed a tag team with the British Bulldog for some reason- another wrestler who I enjoyed but didn't see as WWE Champion material either. And I feel like Vader was brought in from WCW to put Shawn Michaels over, nothing more. Could he have had a good run as champion? Sure. But WWE didn't book him as anything more than a monster for their top talent to defeat. In a lot of ways, Vader reminds me of Sid in that sense, but Sid did hold the title and in a lot of ways I feel like he shouldn't have either, but I know it was neccesary for the whole angle with HBK and Diesel. But you have to remember, not everyone can be WWE Champion. Then it loses its meaning. Some of these names being thrown into these pages of answers just make me question if some people have ever even watched WWE.
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Post by Dr. Mantis Toboggan MD on Nov 7, 2016 11:03:10 GMT -5
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Post by punksnotdead on Nov 7, 2016 11:13:24 GMT -5
Cards on the table? Straight dope? Nobody. Piper and DiBiase were both big enough to hold the belt...but neither of them needed it. Perfect and Rude could have benefited from title runs, but I really don't think that either of them would have been memorable. Same with Steamboat and Dusty. Owen was not World championship material. Maybe had he lived a few more years he would have broken through...but at the time of his death...he was an Intercontinental guy at best.Luger would have most likely been a transitional champion at best. Razor and Bulldog were not championship material. By SummerSlam 1994, Owen Hart was the most over bad guy in the company by a country mile. He should have held the WWF Title from Survivor Series 1994, to Royal Rumble 1995, wherein, they could have hot shotted the title onto Diesel. Instead, they gave it to Bob Backlund, who had X-Pac heat at the time he was so bad. Then, Diesel clowned him in 8 seconds at a MSG show that virtually nobody saw and that did absolutely nothing for Nash, and exposed Backlund for the joke that everyone knew he was at that time. So I disagree. He was probably capable of breaking the glass ceiling again in late 1997/early 1998, but he never would have been a top babyface with Austin in the way. However, with how WM16 ended up happening, it's hard to argue he couldn't have been in that main event mix imo. I won't argue that though. 1994 was Owen's year and it didn't happen. Beyond that though, the answer to this is Piper. He should have won the title at the Wrestling Classic 85 and walked into the cage at Mania 2 against Hogan with the title. Sure, Piper was big enough that he didn't "need" the title at the time, but it sure as hell would have made for far more compelling wrestling had he won it during the Hogan feud. Whatever, all of this is spilt milk. Just a bunch of pencil neck geeks on the internet splitting hairs over how Vince McMahon has booked the exact same way for over 30 years.
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Post by JokerFC on Nov 7, 2016 12:50:13 GMT -5
Mr Wonderful Paul Orndorff is one guy I always think should have made it.....he was an absolute monster for Vince. Him beating Hogan would have been credible as hell.
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Post by bigraj on Nov 7, 2016 13:10:17 GMT -5
Roddy Piper sits atop my list. Most of the other guys I can think of likely would have brought a drop in business with them as champion. Piper was one of the few guys during the initial Hogan run that could have drawn close to the same money.
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Post by RybackV1 on Nov 7, 2016 16:03:55 GMT -5
All mother ing day
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Post by RybackV1 on Nov 7, 2016 16:06:39 GMT -5
Also:
Vader Rick Rude Mr Perfect Scott Hall/Razor Ramon British Bulldog Lex Luger Ryback Matt Hardy
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Post by ARUN on Nov 7, 2016 18:38:10 GMT -5
Roddy Piper!
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