Top 8 "What Ifs" of The Attitude Era | Wrestling With Wregret
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Pro wrestling is full of "what-ifs" ... and there are enough of those in the WWE's Attitude Era that could have changed the entire landscape of professional wrestling! Brian Zane counts down some of the biggest of them all!
PS: Except for the Montreal Screwjob because IT'S BEEN DONE TO DEATH ALREADY.
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As lame as it was having Vince be the Higher Power, I wouldn't give up the reveal with Vince saying "IT'S ME, AUSTIN!" followed by JR "Oh, son of a bitch!" for anything.
Agreed. JR had the best reaction
third, JR's commentary was one of the best parts of the era.
BurnoutInc dam
I remember Eric Bischoff saying on Nitro that the initals were VKM and I knew it then smh.
Especially in the King of the Ring 98 Hell in a Cell. That made Jim Ross a legend
J.R.'s "aw son of a bitch" at the reveal will always be one of my favorite wrestling moments. His delivery is just so perfectly hilarious. He doesn't sound truly angry, but instead sounds like a man who's had his heart set on extra crispy KFC only to arrive and find that they are out and only have original recipe.
Brilliant analogy.
wishbone346 ,I was laughing my ass off with that one. another one of Jr's gems include "NO, NO, THINK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY JEFF! THINK ABOUT YOUR CAREER! ",also royal rumble 2000 Dudley's Vs hardys
Homedy .dos Nah, I'm a Popeye's Chicken kinda guy. :P
AS GAWD IS MY WITNESS I WANTED EXTRA CRISPY! EXTRA CRISPY! EXTRA CRISPY!
"in my opinion Kane, you're one sadistic son of a bitch "........of course Jr screaming while on fire afterwards was the icing on the cake
If they couldn't get Mike Tyson, do you think WWE would have gotten Mr. Dream?
Alex Decourville ha i get it.
😂😂😂
Probably Ken Shamrock or Dan Severn instead.
They would have gotten Vodka Drunkinski
Soda Popinski is available.
What if Stephanie McMahon wasn't wearing a bra when Stone Cold ripped her shirt off?
TheBandit025 asking the most important questions
I liked stone cold as a kid, But seeing him now makes me realize how much he sucked after the injury, what classic did he have afterwards. Str8 wrestling not a classic based on storyline
Brudder Styles Austin/HHH vs Benoit/Jericho on Raw, Austin vs Benoit on Smackdown. Basically all of 2001, except for when he wrestled Undertaker, he was great.
Who is Wah?
You named Jericho and Benoit, who could pretty much carry anyone to good matches
What if Brian Pillman not only stayed alive, but stayed well into the company after the Screwjob?
Honestly. I feel as if Pillman/Austin would have been seen as just as big a rivalry as Austin/McMahon. Hell, I think even think Pillman would have had at least two WWE title reigns
same here bud, other than being bigger than Austin/McMahon. That's where the $ came from..
What if Pillman not got into the Car accident?
What if Pillman stayed in ECW in 1996?
marie 90 lk
Killian Hackenschmidt if Pillman hadn't died, the Rock and Austin rival never happens. Pillman vs Austin would have taken over
Killian Hackenschmidt I would have loved to see Brian Pillman and Austin reunite against Kane and Undertaker or Triple H and Shane or Edge and Christian, I think an Edge and Christian impersonation of the Hollywood blonds would have been amazing but for my money, the money match would be Kane and Taker at the height if their demonic powers ruling the roost, standing togther in the ring with Paul Bearer after weeks of screwing Pillman in the hunt, aftet they did the triple threat handicap against Austin, Pillman standing atop the ramp looks over his shoulder and you can tell he doesn't like it, but then the glass shatters, Austin Storms out cleaning stooges clocks as he goes, the typical attitude era crowd is orgasmic at this point, Kane does the pyro, Austin gives that intense stare at Pillman like "yeah?" Pillman nods and they storm the ring and raise hell! And you just let JR mark out for his favorite guys the whole time.
What if the ShockMaster succeeded and his first introduction
transylvanai 5600 what if he didn't bash his head when he made his intro when he crashed through the wall?
He wouldn't be in Botchamania intro
Yes would he have gone on to be remembered for something other than his crash through the wall 
He would have been remembered and respected as a legend rather than being in one of the most iconic botches
He would have been a 100 time WCW, ECW, TNA, and WWE champion. (Plus NXT)
What if Austin and Undertaker didn't have to take time off for injuries in late 1999? What would've Wrestlemania 2000's card looked like?
Good question
I think that’s a little mean spirited.
How about if they weren’t injured in late 1999?
I think it would have been Austin vs. Rock 2.
Undertaker vs Austin. Taker wins to become the toughest BA in the business. I don't care if it wouldn't make sense. Also, Taker would have run over him.
hey Brian you should do the what ifs of WCW
I'd like to see that.
That's a great idea it'd be very interesting to see more of these what if videos.
What if Dustin Rhodes didn't get fired from WCW in 1994? Would the lack of Goldust during the Attitude Era have taken away from its' edginess? Would Dustin have climbed the ranks of WCW?
What if Fingerpoke of Doom never happened?
What if Dustin Rhodes made his Goldust character in WCW instead of WWF?
Bud Smoka what if Goldberg never worked with WCW
what if WCW bought out ecw
The higher power should have been Shane mcmahon taking a run at his fathers company!. Think of it, he promises the undertaker the world if he gets control of the wwe and he wants his sister scared into leaving the business all together!.
Gareth Thomas that's a good idea
Wouldn't have worked. Shane took over the Corporation and merged it with the Ministry to begin with. He was already a leader in the group so it would have been a bigger letdown.
+Mike Keller ooooooohhhhh yeah, dig it!.
@Mike KellerNo. Considering Don Callis was always yearning to form a cult to overtake the Federation & was the one who initially united Bradshaw & Faarooq together, the man known as The Jackyl could've easily slimed his way into the very role almost tailored for him had he not been released a year prior to become ECW's eeriely similar Cyrus the Virus.
@Mike Keller Macho Man Was The Top Heel In WCW At The Time. There Was No Way He Was Leaving WCW. Well, The Top Heels Were President Ric Flair & Randy Savage & Then At The Great American Bash, Roddy Piper Turned Heel & Sid Vicious Returned & Was A Heel.
How was there not a "What if Stone Cold Steve Austin never cut the Austin 3:16 promo"??
Stanley Pines but it still effected it
It happened during New Generation Era which ran from 1993 around the time Hogan left, to Survivor Series 1997. Also 3: 16 promo didn't immediately turned Austin into a star. He was on pre-show match a month later on Summerslam. His feud with Bret Hart was the thing turned him into an actual star.
My what if for that was, what if the curtain call wasn’t caught
Remember Austin won king of the ring that year because Hunter was being punished for the curtain call
If that wasn’t caught, maybe hunter would’ve still had that spot
You should do a "What If" Top 8 for the Ruthless Aggression era, I think that would be interesting!
Please do a "What if" for the Hulkamania/New Generation era. I've always thought how different/great wrestling would've been if the WWF actually went through with Hulk Hogan vs. Jake Roberts, or if Rickie Steamboat stayed with the company and was pushed as the number 2 baby face behind Hogan, eventually challenging him at Mania
Love the quote "it's me Austin it was me Austin it was me all along!"
"What if Vince was one of us?..
just a slob like one of us?..
just a stranger on a bus, tryin' to make his way home?"
I can just imagine Taker talking to Michaels.
That man saying "do it or you're fucked" must've been scary as hell.
I heard once that Don Callis "The Jackal" was supposed to be the higher power, since he originally formed the Acolytes and basically acted like a cult leader when he managed the truth commission
What if:
1. Dan Severn got a proper push or if he didn't leave the Brawl For All
2. Shawn dropped the title to Ken Shamrock
3. Bret Hart dropped the title to The Patriot (sort of pre-Attitude Era but still an interesting thought)
4. Chris Jericho's title win against HHH wasn't revoked
5. Great Sasuke didn't screw his chance at being the first holder of the revived WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
Bruce Prichard said on his podcast that Christopher Daniels, of all people, was being set up as the higher power. Vince poured cold water on this idea due to his size.
My biggest What If had been What If Triple H hadn't been injured during the Invasion storyline? Would Jericho have been given that huge push to the Undisputed Title? Or would it have been Triple H?
I have a What if but not for the attitude era. What if Hulk Hogan was not the third man?
it wasn't supposed to be actually. if they had went with sting I could see it kinda working but not the same way. also I believe that wcw would likely have either lasted longer or still be here, and I think they would have just been getting 3.0 ratings on average.
Hogan fit in the context of Former WWF megastar who never really was accepted in WCW, but other than that yeah. Having Sting/Luger/Savage, who'd been Team Hogan just ten months before, made it obvious that it was going to be him, whereas Hogan/Flair/Giant, as they'd hinted at, as Team WCW would have been a great wrinkle and a better play.
Feed Me Morons What if Bret Hart was the third man
•What if Austin never got injured in 1999?
•Not sure if Attitude or NewGen, but what if HHH won KOTR in 1996 instead of Austin?
•What if fans never booed Rocky Maivia?
He didn't get injured in 1999
Controversial Radio Yeah you're right, but you know what I meant.
Niall Lappin I know this
OffLeatherWings Yeah, I gotcha
Holy shit dude. Never thought of the jake the snake thing and it works so well considering the whole Austin 316 was born from the jake the snake feud.
What if The Rock went over at Mania X-7 to cement his rightful role as the face and biggest star of the business? I think the ratings wouldn't have declined as badly or at all had he stayed as champion and not left for Hollywood.
The most obvious, most blatant #1 possible: "What if the screwjob hadn't happened?"
Been done to death, didn't want to touch it.
Wrestling With Wregret What if Austin had chose a shitty name?
Wrestling With Wregret can yo
u please answer these, either here or in a part 2
1. What if Kane never debuts (or is mentioned)?
2. What if Hulk Hogan never left WWF (I know he left before it happened, but hypothetically speaking)?
3. What if The Rock never turned heel (and stayed as Rocky Miavia)?
4. What if the Shades of Gray promo never happened (him basically calling wrestling fake in the late 90s in case I botched spelling)?
5. What if McMahon tried to put somebody besides himself against Austin (also who, excluding HBK since he left after WM14)?
6. What if DX never debuts?
7.What if The Undertaker never debuts?
8. What if The Undertaker goes to the American Bad Ass at the beginning of the attitude era?
Thank you and keep up the great work on WWW
1. What if Bret Hart left in 1996 and was the original leader of the nWo? I believe that was the plan but Hart resigned with wwf.
2. What if Shawn Michaels didn't get injured in 1998?
3. What if X-Pac was never fired from WCW?
4. What if Ahmed Johnson didn't get injured" Basically the Rock replaced him in the Nation and the rest is history.
5. What if Brian Pillman didn't die?
6. What if Shawn Michaels didn't lose his smile?
7. What if the WWF and ECW had continued to cross brand late into 97 and into 98?
8. What if Mankind vs Undertaker King of the Ring 1998 match was stopped after Undertaker chokeslam him through the cage? That in my opinion would have made Mankind less of a character.
9. What if Mankind didn't beat the Rock on Jan 4. 1999. Or what if Tony in WCW didn't announce that Mankind was going to win the title?
What if:
1. Shawn Michaels wasn't out because of a back injury for 4 years?
2. Billy Gunn was put in the WWF Championship picture after winning the 1999 King of the Ring?
3. The Montreal Screw Job never happened?
4. Steve Austin had to retire from the injury caused by Owen Hart at Summerslam 1997?
Chyna as WWF champ would have kicked down so many doors and made the Woman's division more legit than anything in the past 20 years
I still remember Christopher Daniels was the one of the rumored choices for the higher power, but Vince thought he was too small
Number 7 was a great point about how precarious that situation was; how that situation could've gone bad.
My 3 'What Ifs': 1) What if Hogan had balked at being the third man with Hall and Nash? Rumor has it Hulk was on the fence about the storyline, so what if last minute he bailed? 2) Okay so Hogan ends up as the third man, but what if Shawn Michaels actually quit the WWF in early '97 before Mania and joined the nWo? Hall, Nash and Michaels could have turned on Hogan, making the nWo conceivably that much more hotter and perhaps sustaining the group's momentum long-term. 3) What if Bret Hart had stayed? With Michaels gone, Hart would have probably been champ heading into Mania XIV, dropping the title to Austin. Hart's feud with Steve could have lasted another month or two till he took time off. The Austin-McMahon feud could have still started, but later and might have involved a returning heel Bret (ala heel Hart & McMahon in Lawler's USWA in '93). Hart wouldn't have been misused by WCW nor would he have gotten a concussion and it's very reasonable to conclude Owen wouldn't have been placed in that ill-fated Blue Blazer gimmick and wouldn't have died.
I love videos like this, I basically stopped watching wrestling between 1995 and 2010 so missed the entire attitude era. Interesting to see all the crazy s**t I missed!
Biggest what if of the "Modern Era" has to be, What if The Shield went as originally planned with Chris Hero and not Roman Reigns? Almost everything would be different, from several Mania main events to fan attitudes towards Vince and the WWE in general.
One of my favorite what-if's....cause it was almost going to happen. When Eric Bischoff was trying to buy WCW and run it the way he wanted to, he said in his book that he was going to make Sean O'haire WCW World Heavyweight Champion. So, rather than his two WWE runs, one as WCW Invasion O'haire, and the other as the underused "Devil's Advocate", we would have had a WCW Champion who wasn't an overused veteran and had real talent.
Also, imagine if Shane was the Higher Power, leading the Ministry behind the scenes against his father?
What if Paul Heyman was able to sign with TBS in time before TNN folded?
I've never noticed the strongbad figures! Thats some pre-youtube stuff right there!
I wasn’t alive then so I have no clue but what was rhe ESPN/Main Stream coverage like for Tyson’s involvement at Mania?
Please do top 8 What ifs of the Ruthless aggression era
Yo BZ, can you do 8 'What if questions' for the Ruthless Agression Era and put a spot for "What if Eddie and Benoit never had died?"
If Owen hadn't died and thus caused Jarrett to win the IC Title, perhaps Jarrett doesn't have the IC Title when his contract expires, and thus he can't hold McMahon up for a huge payoff to lose to Chyna.
As a result, he's probably more likely to return to WWE after Vince bought WCW rather than start TNA.
You had me until the Colts leaving Baltimore reference. Damn, did he leave in a Mayflower van too? :(
Wait a while back weren't you supposed to be in a kickstarter funded movie with Indy wrestlers.
+John Vicari That fell through, unfortunately.
Wrestling With Wregret in the future please do a top eight what-ifs of the ruthless aggression era or the new generation era
What they should have done with dr. Death was have him beat the winner of the brawl for all showing he was a monster. From what Bruce Pritchard has said in his podcast it was originally supposed to be Christopher Daniels as the higher power. But when vince saw him in person he wasnt going to let him play that part. So vince took it over. That's why it feels so wrong.
Brawl for All is coming back & Sin Cara is the first volunteer.
it's a year or so too soon, but what if the Curtain Call never happened, and HHH didn't get punished and won the KOTR 96'? I'm sure Austin still would've ended up being a star eventually, but he might not have had the 3:16 gimmick.
Yeah I got 1 with Mike Tyson. What if he stayed after Mania, & became an active wrestler & stayed with DX?! He could’ve been HHH’s #2 in command. That wouldn’t been really cool.
just a thought you should make a top 8 best wrestlers who never went to WWE
What if the Montreal Screwjob, the event which launched the Attitude Era, never happened and the planned finish with Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels ending in a no-contest finish actually happened, with Bret vacating the title the next day? (And NOT throwing it in the trash, which was Vince's fear and the whole reason for the Screwjob.)
Regarding Owen, it's also worth noting that "The Game" gimmick was originally intended for him. So how would that have gone, and what would Triple H have done instead?
HHH would still go on to become a big name in wrestling & have a successful career .U gotta ask yourself if Owen didn't die would WWE still give him a big push & make him one of their top stars ?
What if the likes of NWO, Ric Flair, Goldberg, Sting etc. were part of the invasion storyline? Would it still have been '5 months of torture' and a burial of WCWs biggest names, leaving behind the reason they were hired by the company in the first place? Or would Vince have allowed these guys to be part of the main storyline, and maybe even make WCW look like the creditable thread it was for a period of 80 straight weeks?
What if Stone Cold Steve Austin defended his WWF Championship against Terry Funk?
You should do one for each era.
A few I thought of...
What if Bret agreed to drop the belt clean in Montreal? Would we have had the Mr McMahon character become the biggest heel of all time, and how would that affect the Vince vs Austin feud?..
What if HBK never got injured? Would we have got the DX army plus HBK or something else, and how would that have affected HHH's main event push?...
Speaking of HHH, what if he never kayfabe married Stephanie? They might not have married in real life later on and someone else might be taking over when Vince retires.
What if Bret Hart stayed with the WWF?
What if Shawn Michaels didn't get injured at the Royal Rumble 1998?
What if Stone Cold didn't get injured at Summerslam 1997?
What if Brian Pillman had lived?
My first idea of a what-if would of been what if Brian Pillman hadn't have passed away in 97? With the screwjob and Bret leaving, I don't think Pillman would of been able to go with him to WCW because of the way he left the company in 96. Also, with the him and Austin's feud in 96 and how crazy it was, it would of fit perfectly in 98 or 99. My first idea is McMahon trying to reform crazy Pillman into a gentleman of the corporation who worked against Austin. Maybe let him show signs of the his craziness which would make it fun to watch him and see when he would snap, sort of like the Shamrock gimmick. However, shamrock was in the company at the time too, so it might not work there. All I know is that a program with Pillman and Austin around that time would be very engaging.
what if when dx went to wcw tapings there was real confrontations, fist fights and injuries...
What if Dan Severn was put in the main event picture and booked properly?
What if Davey Boy didnt die, he was supposedly about to resign with a WWF title run in his contract, even tho he supposedly had that in his previous contract that didnt happen.
In all honesty, the Higher Power could have been anyone. That could have been a big push for any number of people.
But Owen and Austin were buddies. Mick ran through how fun they were together in his first autobiography.
True, though Austin has said in the past how much it bothered him that Owen never once checked up on him in the hospital or in recovery after the piledriver botch. I would almost bet that that could have been a deal-breaker.
Will you be doing Ruthless Aggression and PG as well?
Here's one, what if stone cold was healthy and didnt get hit by a car and the triple threat between Rock, Stone Cold and Triple H at Survivor Series 1999 im amazed that triple threat never happened.
Im sure this has been adressed in other comments and may have been a slightly different era but what if Bret never screwed Bret? Could we trust him to drop the belt the next night on raw? Would that take away from Shawn's title regin? Would we still have ever gotten the Mr McMahon character?
What if the fans embraced the Rocky Maivia character and he feuded with the nation rather than join them.
I am yet to watch the video, but I'm calling it.
What if HBK didn't injure his back at the Royal Rumble 1998 would be in the top 3.
I've never heard anyone say that Austin held a grudge against Owen for breaking his neck.
In Austin's biography, he basically called the guy a jackass for going through with a move that Austin didn't want to be done to him. If I remember right (it's been more than 10 years since I've read it), he said he wouldn't mind if it had been done the way the tombstone piledriver was done, but not the version that Owen wanted to do.
Also known as the same way Austin broke Masahiro Chono's neck.
What if the MSG incident had never happened and HHH got the King of the Ring 96 push instead of Austin?
do top 8 what ifs ruthless aggression era
What if Bret had stayed or gone earlier and been the third man?
What if Undertaker had gone to WCW?
What if ECW hadnt gone bankrupt?
even though the WWE was never interested in him, Christopher Daniels would have been excellent as the Higher Power.
What if Undertaker would have never became the American Badass/ Big Evil?
What if Sabu was signed to WWF and allowed to be Sabu?
What if dan Severn really started shoot fighting at the royal rumble
Ooof man Chyna with the belt would have been bad. She made David Arquette look like Ricky The Dragon Steamboat…
What if Droz wasn't injured? What if Brian Pillman didn't have that heart condition?
Would have like to seen: "What if Shawn Michaels never had his back injury?"
What if the Curtain Call never happened and Hunter Hearst Helmsley won the KOTR
"Journeyman" Dr. Death Steve Williams? Ridiculous. If anything, he was a past his prime champion who probably should have retired before Brawl For All.
You remind me so much of Chandler from Friends!
This might not be considered attitude era, but what if HHH never got injured before the invasion storyline. Do you think Austin still jumps ship to the alliance, or HHH?
What if Jericho never jumped from WCW to WWF?
It’s funny because Ruso left for WCW TNA wouldn’t exist, because Jeff Jarrett wouldn’t have the money.
What if Triple H never missed the invasion storyline through injury
This is right before attitude era but "what if" Bret Hart didn't leave WWF? How would that affect the attitude era?
What if the curtain call didn't happen and HHH won the King of the Ring tournament instead of Stone Cold?
What if the curtain call never happened and HHH won KOTR in 1996?
What if the Montreal Screwjob never happened?
Darriendds wwf probably would've lost the Monday night wars
What if HHH was KotR instead of Stone Cold as originally planed?
What if WCW never overbooked the NWO? Or even better, What if Hogan never had a creative clause in WCW?
What if Hogan never join NWO, what would that had done to the Attitude Era, or What If ECW didn't catch on like it did.
What if WCW bought out WWF. Also What if Kane held the title longer than one night? What if the Shane McMahon didn't join the Undertaker?
What if Dan "the beast" Severn got a serious run?
What if Brian Pillman hadn’t died?
What if Owen Hart hadn’t broken Steve Austin’s neck?
What if Steve Austin took more time off with a different procedure of neck surgery?
What if Rick Rude hadn’t died?
What if we found out who was behind GTV?
What if there was no 24/7 rule for the Hardcore Championship?
What if The Undertaker hadn’t been taken out of the 6 Pack Challenge?
What if Kaientai and Yamaguchi San really did choppy choppy pee pee on Val Venis.
What if Mick Foley actually got the big win at WrestleMania 2000?
What if the original main event of WrestleMania 2000 took place? That’s The Rock Vs Chris Jericho for those that don’t know.
What if ECW were they’re own entity during the InVasion?
What if Steve Austin gave Vince the Stunner at the end of WrestleMania X7?
What if Mr. T never main evented the first Wrestlemania
What if Triple H was not injured in 2001 and Betrayed the WWE and Joined The Alliance instead Steve Austin?
If the wouldnt have gotten Vince Russo that would have either went after Bill Watts Jim Ross Jerry Jarrett or rehired Eric Bishoff. As for The Higher Power it could have been Jessy The Body Ventura or Hulk Hogan Bruno Sanmartino Roddy Piper Randy Savage etc. Someone who had a score to settle with Vince.
Brian Zane..always tune into you.love your vids..my favorite is RussellMania...lol..it's Nate😂😂😂😆
What if Ric Flair was never involved in that plane crash???
Can we have more of these
What if WCW let DX into the building
Mikey Mickendrow that would have been amazing!!! 😊
Mikey Mickendrow I was expecting this to be number one the entire time
The Kliq reunion minus HBK.
and with added New Age Outlaws
holy fuck, if that actually happened I would have lost my shit
Considering that the Million Dollar Man initially "discovered" The Undertaker, I think Ted would've made an interesting "Higher Power."
and he was stone colds manager as the ringmaster
Ultimate warrior would be cool if he was the higher power but how would that work, same a Ted if he was the higher power
You mean hower power right?
That would have been great for the Hood to come off and DiBiase come out with his famous laugh
I was hoping for Jake the Snake or Kevin Sullivan
What if stone cold never got a broken neck? (2021 edit: 316 likes OH HELL YEAHHHH)
Maybe, his knees were pretty messed up
he would retire in 2007
+Soulless Steve I highly doubt he would still be wrestling today I think he would have retired around Wrestlemania 25
That's what I was thinking. He wouldn't have had to change to a more brawling based style and probably would have stuck around longer.
On the other hand, the roots of Austin-McMahon started with McMahon trying to tell Austin that he was hurt and couldn't compete and he needed to work within the system... and Austin being Austin.
Guys like Austin wouldn't wrestle for long anyways, he doesn't have the sporty nature about him, neither is he a meathead, alcoholic but not a meathead. If he settles 100%, he'd quit the company ASAP, which to be honest, most of us would have. But some can't do anything for a living except for sports, and some care much about their legacy, these are the ones who usually stay over the age of 45.