Post by cordless2016 on Feb 14, 2022 23:31:27 GMT -5
So say Vince McMahon had all of his past “faces of the company” at there peak kayfabe power-levels (only going back to the start of the Hulkamania era), and decides to book the following stars in an elimination battle royal (pinfalls and submissions only)….
- Hulk Hogan (1987)
- The Macho Man (1988)
- The Ultimate Warrior (1990)
- Bret Hart (1994)
- Diesel (1995)
- HBK (1996)
- Stone Cold (1998)
- Triple H (2000)
- The Rock (2001)
- Kurt Angle (2003)
- Brock Lesnar (2014)
- John Cena (2007)
- Roman Reigns (2021)
Who’s Vince booking to win this thing? You got Hogan, Diesel, Cena, and Reigns all receiving a similar “overcome all odds” push, while Hart and HBK were the scrappy smaller-guys. You also got “Suplex-City” Brock in the year he ended the streak and kicked Cena out of the main event. Throw in a 2000-heel HHH who will do anything to win, and the “Wrestling Machine” Kurt Angle, and Vince’s head may explode deciding who stands tall at the end.
My pick is Lesnar. Had he never left, I don’t believe Cena gets pushed to the level he did. As soon as Lesnar returned, Vince got back to pushing him to the front of the company as he had been doing when Lesnar left in 2004, and I’d argue nobody has had a stronger booked year than Lesnar in 2014. I could see Vince booking Lesnar to run through everyone honestly.
- Hulk Hogan (1987)
- The Macho Man (1988)
- The Ultimate Warrior (1990)
- Bret Hart (1994)
- Diesel (1995)
- HBK (1996)
- Stone Cold (1998)
- Triple H (2000)
- The Rock (2001)
- Kurt Angle (2003)
- Brock Lesnar (2014)
- John Cena (2007)
- Roman Reigns (2021)
Who’s Vince booking to win this thing? You got Hogan, Diesel, Cena, and Reigns all receiving a similar “overcome all odds” push, while Hart and HBK were the scrappy smaller-guys. You also got “Suplex-City” Brock in the year he ended the streak and kicked Cena out of the main event. Throw in a 2000-heel HHH who will do anything to win, and the “Wrestling Machine” Kurt Angle, and Vince’s head may explode deciding who stands tall at the end.
My pick is Lesnar. Had he never left, I don’t believe Cena gets pushed to the level he did. As soon as Lesnar returned, Vince got back to pushing him to the front of the company as he had been doing when Lesnar left in 2004, and I’d argue nobody has had a stronger booked year than Lesnar in 2014. I could see Vince booking Lesnar to run through everyone honestly.
