"Rebook a Wrestlemania" Challenge

mr.mayo

I'm sure there have been some Wrestlemania's where you were just sitting in disbelief, thinking "How could they screw this up so bad?". Maybe it was WM 2000, where there wasn't even one singles match on the card, or maybe it was last years WM where every match, bar one or two seemed a letdown. Now you have the chance to change some of this questionable booking and put your own spin on things. I'll start with Wrestlemania 15, a decent show which in all honesty could have been a lot better

Here's the original card:
Hardcore Holly def Billy Gunn (c) and Al Snow, Triple Threat Hardcore match for the WWF Hardcore Championship
Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett (c) defeated Test and D'Lo Brown, Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship
Butterbean defeated Bart Gunn Brawl for All match
Mankind defeated The Big Show by disqualification Referee match
Road Dogg (c) defeated Ken Shamrock, Goldust and Val Venis, IC Title
Kane defeated Triple H by disqualification
Sable (c) defeated Tori for the WWF Women's Championship
Shane McMahon (c) defeated X-Pac for the WWF European Championship
The Undertaker defeated The Big Boss Man, Hell in a Cell match
Stone Cold defeated The Rock (c) for the WWF Championship

Here's my version

Hardcore Holly def Al Snow(C) Hardcore Title, 10 or so minutes

New Age Outlaws def Owen Hart & Jeff Jarret(C), Tag Titles, 10 minutes

Val Venis(C) def Goldust, IC Title, 5-7 mins

Mankind def Big Show Referee Match, I'd give them at least 10 mins and no BS DQ ending this time

Sable(C) def Tori, Womens Title, 5 mins

Shane McMahon(C) def X-Pac, European Title, very entertaining match, wouldn't change a thing

Triple H def Kane, I'd let HHH get a dirty win, no DQ finish, 10-12 mins

Undertaker def Ken Shamrock Hell in a Cell. Taker's match with Bossman was terrible, Bossman shouldn't have even been on the card. Shamrock was a great upper midcarder and would have been a far more suitable opponent - 15 mins

Stone Cold def The Rock(C) for WWF Title, 20 mins

Degag

In general, last years card. Apart from Taker vs Michaels, every match was a let down.

mr.mayo

Looking back, I probably should have started with something more recent. It's been like 11 years since WM15. I'll have a go at rebooking last years instead

Money in the Bank was fine, Punk wins, 15 or so mins

The Colons def Miz & Morrison, this definitely deserved to be on the card and get at least 10 mins

Jericho(C) vs Rey Mysterio, IC Title, 15 mins
I'd have had Jericho win the IC title instead of JBL. The whole legends match was a waste of time imo, could have worked for Randy Orton about five years ago but not for Jericho

Some random divas match, 5 mins

Jeff Hardy vs Christian, Extreme Rules Match, 15 mins
I'd have had the returning Christian cost Hardy the title at the Royal Rumble, setting up their feud

Randy Orton def Triple H, No DQ match for WWE Title, 20 mins. Their match was far too slow, had they used weapons it might have been possible to save it. Also Orton should have went over, killed all his momentum having him lose

John Cena vs Edge(C) World Title 20 mins, there was no need for Big Show's fat ass in this match. Edge and Cena have proven time and time again that they can put on great matches together

Main Event: Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels, exactly as was

mr.mayo

Nobody interested:(

John 187

I try WM X8

Main Event: Stone Cold Vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogon. 20min

Undisputed Title: HHH Vs. Kurt Angle with Stephanie. 25min.

UnderTaker Vs. Chris Jerico. 15min.

The Rock Vs. Scott Hall W/ Kevin Nash. 10min.

IC Belt: RVD(Champion Instead of Regal) Vs. Edge. 15min.

First time ever for the last time ever TLC Steel Cage Tag team title Match: Dudley's Boyz (C) Vs. The Hardy Boyz (Last time these team's can wrestle one on one but you can still book a triple threat down the road.)17min.

Winner takes all Six Man War: European/HardCore title Match: Booker T Vs. Kane Vs. DDP(Euro Champ) Vs. Goldust(Hardcore Champ) Vs. Reagl Vs. Christian. 15min. Elimination style. anything goes.

Women Lumberjill match:Lita Vs. Trish(C). 10min.

Tag Team Rumble(Winner gets a title shot.): APA Vs. Billy & Chuck Vs. Lance Storm & Test Vs. Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty Vs. (If still Around) Legion of Doom. 10min.

Motley Crue

Wrestlemania 2000 is a good example. I would have rebooked a lot about that card and would never have had two belts on the line in one match.

The Tag Team match between Head Cheese and T&A could have been on Sunday Night Heat to be honest, and didn't seem to have a place at Wrestlemania...perhaps Al Snow could have taken on Prince Albert in a Hardcore Match...

Again, the six person tag team match was just an excuse for the Radicalz to be in the event...and served little real basis. A Survivor Series rules match might have made it a little more interesting though

18,034 was a pretty low attendance for a WM in 2000 and Val Venis as a guest referee was also pretty shameful

No, I'd pretty much have scrapped most of that card. The Hardcore Match I did actually enjoy.

mr.mayo

Wrestlemania 20:

John Cena def Big Show US Title, 10 mins

4 Corners Tag Match, 10 mins

Cruiserweight Open, 10 mins

RVD vs Jericho, 15 mins

Undertaker vs Goldberg, 15 mins

Randy Orton vs The Rock, 15 mins

Eddie Guerrero def Brock Lesnar(C), Kurt Angle, WWE Title, 20 mins

Chris Benoit def Triple H(C), Shawn Michaels, World Title, 25 mins

mr.mayo

I promise this is the last time I'm going to bump this;)

Anyway, Wrestlemania 22

Kane & Big Show def Carlito & Masters, Tag Titles

Money in the Bank, as was, RVD wins

Chris Benoit (C) vs Booker T, US Title

Mickie vs Trish(C), Womens Title

Randy Orton vs Rey Mysterio, Grudge Match

Shawn Michaels vs Triple H (Have HHH turn face after match with some gesture like a handshake, allowing them to go on and reform DX)

John Cena vs Edge(C), WWE Title

The Undertaker(Royal Rumble Winner) vs Kurt Angle (C), WHC


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WM 22 was a pretty good show but there were too many average matches on there for my liking. I actually got rid of the two best matches of the night (HBK vs McMahon & Edge vs Foley) because as good as they were(and believe me they were), I still think HBK & Edge could have been used better. Getting Match of the Year with Vince was one of Shawn's greatest achievments, being able to put on a match of that quality with a 60 something year old guy who can't wrestler shows that he really was The Showstopper:) but I'd have loved to have seen HBK & HHH one on one at Mania, I also didn't like HHH being in the title match that year and think he would have been better suited to a match like this. Edge vs Foley was simply magnificent, so many great spots but at the same time, Edge should never have been in the match. After winning the title, he was really getting over and was almost single handedly responsible for Raw's big ratings increase. Having him drop the title only three weeks after winning it was ludicrous imo. They could have had him get a dirty win at the Royal Rumble to retain the belt and then establish himself as the #1 heel in wrestling during the buildup to WM, but of course Triple H's ego meant that he had to be in the main event, resulting in Edge's quick title loss so he could feud with Cena.

I ado realise that I also have Edge vs Cena at WM 25 but that is only because the match that should have taken place between them here didn't happen.

Motley Crue

I'd also like to add Wrestlemania 26, the Diva match would have never happened (in fairness the only match on the card I disliked) and Bret Hart against McMahon should have been more then Hart standing in the ring and beating Vince up for 15 minutes...a little "wrestling" would have been nice. If Bret couldn't wrestle they shouldn't have scheduled that match.

rossie1977

as its so fresh, tag title should have been the dark match and the divas match should have been dropped and bret/vince should have gone 5 mins, that would have allowed more time (approx 15-20mins) for the other matches

WM26
orton vs rhodes vs dibiase (9 mins)
MITB (13 mins)
HHH vs sheamus (12 mins)
punk vs mysterio (15 mins)
jericho vs edge (15 mins)
bret vs vince (5 mins)
cena vs batista (20 mins)
taker vs michaels (25 mins)

ricero

mr.mayo wrote: »

I'm sure there have been some Wrestlemania's where you were just sitting in disbelief, thinking "How could they screw this up so bad?". Maybe it was WM 2000, where there wasn't even one singles match on the card, or maybe it was last years WM where every match, bar one or two seemed a letdown. Now you have the chance to change some of this questionable booking and put your own spin on things. I'll start with Wrestlemania 15, a decent show which in all honesty could have been a lot better

Here's the original card:
Hardcore Holly def Billy Gunn (c) and Al Snow, Triple Threat Hardcore match for the WWF Hardcore Championship
Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett (c) defeated Test and D'Lo Brown, Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship
Butterbean defeated Bart Gunn Brawl for All match
Mankind defeated The Big Show by disqualification Referee match
Road Dogg (c) defeated Ken Shamrock, Goldust and Val Venis, IC Title
Kane defeated Triple H by disqualification
Sable (c) defeated Tori for the WWF Women's Championship
Shane McMahon (c) defeated X-Pac for the WWF European Championship
The Undertaker defeated The Big Boss Man, Hell in a Cell match
Stone Cold defeated The Rock (c) for the WWF Championship

Here's my version

Hardcore Holly def Al Snow(C) Hardcore Title, 10 or so minutes

New Age Outlaws def Owen Hart & Jeff Jarret(C), Tag Titles, 10 minutes

Val Venis(C) def Goldust, IC Title, 5-7 mins

Mankind def Big Show Referee Match, I'd give them at least 10 mins and no BS DQ ending this time

Sable(C) def Tori, Womens Title, 5 mins

Shane McMahon(C) def X-Pac, European Title, very entertaining match, wouldn't change a thing

Triple H def Kane, I'd let HHH get a dirty win, no DQ finish, 10-12 mins

Undertaker def Ken Shamrock Hell in a Cell. Taker's match with Bossman was terrible, Bossman shouldn't have even been on the card. Shamrock was a great upper midcarder and would have been a far more suitable opponent - 15 mins

Stone Cold def The Rock(C) for WWF Title, 20 mins

i enjoyed that wrestlemania but for me wrestlemania 18 was a sham austin fighting scott hall what a joke could of easily had austin vs rock vs hogan main event to prove he is the best once and for all

Omackeral

Apologies for bumping an old thread but sometimes if you start a new one you get asked why you didn't use the search function. Not on PW mind, just boards.ie in general. Aaaaaannyway.


Wrestlemania 11



Bret Hart (c) vs. Owen Hart in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match for the WWF Championship
Both Hart brothers were in fairly lame matches at WM and pretty much deserved something a lot better. Lots of history in this one from the previous years WrestleMania where Owen defeated Bret cleanly. Bret could be looking to avenge that loss. I would've had Bret win the WWF Title back in a rematch with Backlund at Royal Rumble and maybe have Owen Hart win the Royal Rumble match via sneaky means, exactly as Shawn did with Bulldog. (Would've been cool had it come down to Owen and Davey with their family links). Let it go to the final fall of course.

Bam Bam Bigelow w/The Million Dollar Corporation vs Lawrence Taylor w/The NFL All-Stars in a Lumberjack Match
This generated major and much needed media hype during the darker years of WWF. Bigelow played the bully very well and, to his credit, LT was decent enough in the ring. I would've let it play out as it did but with the stables acting as lumberjacks as they were ringside anyway. This sits better in the semi-main event spot as opposed to a show closer IMO.

Diesel vs Shawn Michaels in a No DQ Match
Still have this match between Big Daddy Cool and HBK, but not needing the WWF Title as their betrayal storyline was enough. It was a decent match but could've tapped into something even better with Shawn bumping around like a mad man for his former best friend ala Mind Games with Mankind a year later. A 1995 Spanish Announce Table jackknife powerbomb would have been HUGE at the time. Big Daddy Cool to win with Shawn looking sympathetic.

Undertaker vs ???????
As Yokozuna returned at this PPV, you could have slotted him in here as a major suprise. Taker fought the useless King Kong Bundy on the card so this would be better I reckon. Plus Bundy still shows up in the LT vs Bigelow match. Have a pretty even match with both looking strong. Yoko goes to hit the Banzai Drop but Taker moves, setting up a chokeslam. Just as he's about to get the victory you could have heels running out and destroying Taker, giving him the DQ win and preserving the streak. This would also keep Yokozuna dominant. You could even have Jim Cornette directing traffic, starting his Camp Cornette stable.

Razor Ramon vs Jeff Jarrett w/The Roadie for the Intercontinental Championship
I'd leave this as it was.

The Smoking Gunns (c) vs The Allied Powers (Lex Luger and British Bulldog) for the WWF Tag Team Championship
Instead of having Luger and Bulldog face off against the abysmal Blu Brothers in the show opener, have them compete with a decent team in the Smoking Gunns. Face vs Face is no big deal but to make it interesting, you could have Davey Boy do his heel turn here after the Gunns win, instead of months later. You could explain it by having Bulldog whine that he was screwed at the Rumble and nobody cared and just kept chanting USA to Lex, making him feel slighted. Could lead to Bulldog vs Luger at Summerslam in Lex's last match, as he went to WCW the next night.

1-2-3 Kid vs Hakushi
A lightning quick match to open the show and pop the crowd. Hakushi was only a newcomer at this point and would have dazzled with a nimble Sean Waltman. Better than having the Kid in a lackey manager role in the IC Title match.

Reebrock

Some changes that have always been in my mind:

Bret vs Savage @ 9

Bret vs Owen Street Fight / Blowoff @ 11

SirDelboy18

Wrestlemania 29

CM Punk vs The Rock

So Punk loses at Royal Rumble - then enters the Rumble and wins it. They don't have their EC match in this scenario obviously. This sets them up for their Wrestlemania main event, with the sole purpose of CM Punk going over and winning the title. A decently long match, hopefully we could hypothetically book Rock in better ring shape than he was and while we give Punk the win after some interference from Heyman, Rock stands tall at the end of the night despite losing, laying out Punk with some combination of finishers.

Undertaker vs John Cena

Cena is eliminated last from the Royal Rumble - feels cheated and moans about how he has accomplished nothing in the WWE. Says he thought it was his destiny to face the Rock at Wrestlemania and now he lost that too. Says he needs a break for a while and apologises. Bong goes off, Undertaker appears and indicates he has chosen Cena. Cena begins to believe again, hypes his past victories vs likes of Brock when he was written off but came through. They build and have a great match with Taker wins - both are great workers and the fact that Cena hasn't gotten a major victory in a while makes you think he has a chance, but obviously comes up short.

Brock Lesnar vs Daniel Bryan

So you could easily start this feud by having Lesnar and Bryan 2 of the last 4 in the Rumble along with Cena and Punk. Lesnar has previously made a few promos about going to Wrestlemania and becoming the face of the WWE - plenty of references to HHH I suppose and how he lost (as in how Lesnar beat HHH). Lesnar says he can't be stopped. Bryan ends up shock eliminating him from the Rumble and then Lesnar gets infuriated and not only eliminates Bryan, but basically decimates him. Bryan stretchered out. Number 1 contender match for title match at Chamber between Lesnar and someone else (doesn't really matter who), Bryan costs Lesnar match. Also break Bryan from Kane around this point - maybe have Kane make a save or two but Bryan decide he needs to do it on his own. I suppose the build wouldn't be too dissimilar to Punk/Lesnar. Lesnar wins but we feel that it was one of the toughest matches he ever faught. Should pretty instantly push Bryan into overdrive status.

Del Rio vs Jericho

You could run any type of feud here, Jericho is brilliant in the ring so the match would be guaranteed to be solid. You can give Jericho the win here and tease the Ziggler cash in at the end. Even keep Ziggler off the card so that everyone expects it. I'd still have Ziggler cash in the following night and win.

Ladder match for Tag Team Titles - Pick any 3/4 teams from likes of Rhodes/Scholars and the Uso's etc, can even throw in a tag team with single's competitors you don't have use for e.g Big Show

Build isn't important really. Like you could just have a bunch of tag matches where everyone beats each other to give all 4 teams realistic credentials. You put them in a ladder match and build excitement because Ladder matches are an instant draw. Put on a great match with lots of spots too and give the titles to a face team.

Elimination Tag Match - Shield vs 3 from Orton, Kane, Sheamus, others that aren't being used. - If Shield loses they must disband.

Similar to what happened at this years Wrestlemania. The stip gives the match a lot of extra meaning. Place the focus on how the Shield are unstoppable as a 3 but if they lose that then they could crumble. The faces all hype up that they can get the numbers advantage with their experience etc. and finally beat the Shield at their own game. Shield will go over, either by keeping all members or by bringing it to 3v1, losing 2 and then getting a dirty finish to win the match. Either works.

Would have another match too but not really sure on what it is. Maybe have Fandango go over Ryback because they couldn't care less about Ryback anyway. Eliminates a lot of the predictability that happened at this years WM, gives a relatively fair balance of Face/Heel wins and gives some great matches. Nearly every match on the card you could look forward to and doesn't leave you in a situation where you are back to square 1 after all the part timers leave. You have numerous stars made and I think this would have been a pretty good card. I've critised 29 alot without ever saying what I would have done, but this is an off the cuff stab at it.