If You Could Change Any WrestleMania's?

[brentleyjames81]

Which One's Would It Be?

(9,11,13,15,16,23,24)

[Codesters]

What do you mean?

[Barrett]

Wrestlemania 16 should've focused on more singles matches, though at this time I can't think of anything that would've worked out to a Wrestlemania-worthy card. Wrestlemania 18 had a good enough card, but most of the individual matches needed more hype.

[justtooratedr]

I'd change 22 and 23, to have Trips' and HBK go over Cena. The fact that NEITHER of them did was just trash.

[Chicago]

Apr 5, 2008 15:15:41 GMT -5 Barrett said:

Wrestlemania 16 should've focused on more singles matches, though at this time I can't think of anything that would've worked out to a Wrestlemania-worthy card. Wrestlemania 18 had a good enough card, but most of the individual matches needed more hype.

Yeah, I just finished watching 16 again today and that was a pretty messed up card.

I would have rather seen The Rock vs. Triple H for the WWF title instead of a Fatal Four Way Elimination match, which is a terrible idea for the main event of the biggest wrestling show of the year. I don't remember much from the build up to the match, but after watching the match again, I would have preferred (if the singles match with Rock/Triple H went down) Foley to side with the Rock and Big Show to side with Triple H, kind of like special enforcers on both sides. Then, you could have thrown out all the spots in the match such as Mandible claws and Choke slams.

And, concerning the Eurocontinental title match, why wouldn't the European title go before the Intercontinental title? Seriously.

[Deleted]

I definately would have changed WrestleMania 23. By...

- Putting Mickie James against Melina for the Womens Championship

- Making an Edge/Randy Orton match with Edge going over to keep his streak alive

- Added Ric Flair and Carlito to the card in someway

- Shawn Michaels going over John Cena.


That would have made WrestleMania 23 much better

[Kenny Powers]

I would have kept Wrestlemania 8 as Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair. I liked Flair vs Savage but the wrestling world was just dying for Hogan/Flair at that time. I can't believe WWE didn't pull the trigger on it.

[Chicago]

Apr 5, 2008 16:32:17 GMT -5 Kenny Powers said:

I would have kept Wrestlemania 8 as Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair. I liked Flair vs Savage but the wrestling world was just dying for Hogan/Flair at that time. I can't believe WWE didn't pull the trigger on it.

Well, from what I've read,

House show matches between the two prior to 'Mania simply weren't drawing enough and they decided to go with something else to ensure decent buyrates. Although, I would imagine Hogan/Flair on the biggest stage would likely have done better than Sid/Hogan.

[cccmrkennedy]

I would have changed WrestleMania VIII to Hogan/Flair.

I would have WrestleMania IX with no Hogan/Yoko match.

I would have changed WrestleMania X to have no Yoko/Bret and instead just have Luger/Yoko and Owen/Bret.

I would have changed WrestleMania XI to have Bulldog turn on Luger on RAW and then take on him at Mania instead of the tag match.

I would have changed WrestleMania XII to have Yoko/Vader one on one, Owen/Bulldog vs Godwinns, Ahmed vs Goldust and Razor Ramon vs 1-2-3 Kid.

I would have changed WrestleMania 2000 to have Rock/HHH one on one with Foley as referee (had him retire at NWO), Show vs Kane, Rikishi in the Six-Man Tag instead of Chyna, and Dogg/X-Pac in the Ladder Match.

I would have changed WrestleMania X-8 to have Perfect/Angle instead of Kane/Angle, have Kane take on Kevin Nash and no Goldust/Maven match but keep the backstage hardcore skits.

I would have changed WrestleMania XIX to have RVD/Kane vs Dudleyz on the card.

I would have changed WrestleMania 23 to have Edge/Orton one on one, put Carlito & Nitro in the MITB.

And that's about it.

[The Stranger]

23 - Shawn beats Cena
XIX - RVD/Kane vs. Storm/Regal on the card
X-8 - Perfect/Angle and Kane/Big Show instead of Angle/Kane
2000: Rock/HHH for the Main Event
13: Owen/Bulldog added (No Tag Team Title match, much like Eddie/Rey at 21)
XII: Austin/Goldust and Razor/Kid added
XI: Alundra/Nakano added
IX: No Hogan title win, Bigelow/Kamala taking place
VIII: Shawn/Marty added, Savage/Roberts added, Sid/Taker added, Shango/Warrior added, Hogan/Flair as main event
2: Have only one venue instead of the 3 venue bullcrap

[BigShab421]

21:
- JBL retaining

23:
-Mickie vs. Melina
- Orton/Edge in a grudge match
- Foley v. Morrison (extreme rules)
- Michaels over Cena

24:

-Y2J winning MITB
- Edge going over Taker

[leafs911]

Wrestlemania 18 to Angle vs Perfect and Kane vs Nash. Take out the hardcore match.

[ultimateking]

I don't think that the WM 16 main event was bad at all. At the time, it made perfect sense . . . . and on top of that, Triple H vs Rock singles matches had been done to death, and continued to be even after.

As others have mentioned, I can't see why Vince didn't go ahead with Flair/Hogan at WM 8. By the time it happened in wCw, the match had lost it's alure.

[joebaia88]

Apr 5, 2008 17:49:51 GMT -5 @cccmrkennedy said:

I would have changed WrestleMania VIII to Hogan/Flair.

I would have WrestleMania IX with no Hogan/Yoko match.

I would have changed WrestleMania X to have no Yoko/Bret and instead just have Luger/Yoko and Owen/Bret.

I would have changed WrestleMania XI to have Bulldog turn on Luger on RAW and then take on him at Mania instead of the tag match.

I would have changed WrestleMania XII to have Yoko/Vader one on one, Owen/Bulldog vs Godwinns, Ahmed vs Goldust and Razor Ramon vs 1-2-3 Kid.

I would have changed WrestleMania 2000 to have Rock/HHH one on one with Foley as referee (had him retire at NWO), Show vs Kane, Rikishi in the Six-Man Tag instead of Chyna, and Dogg/X-Pac in the Ladder Match.

I would have changed WrestleMania X-8 to have Perfect/Angle instead of Kane/Angle, have Kane take on Kevin Nash and no Goldust/Maven match but keep the backstage hardcore skits.

I would have changed WrestleMania XIX to have RVD/Kane vs Dudleyz on the card.

I would have changed WrestleMania 23 to have Edge/Orton one on one, put Carlito & Nitro in the MITB.

And that's about it.

As far as I know, I think the reason we never got Flair/Hogan at WM 8 was something to do with Hogan not wanting to work the main event of 'Mania with Flair, something along those lines. That way, he could have the main event for himself with Sid and Flair/Savage was stuck down in the mid card, so Hogan still seemed like the big shot. However, the Warrior's return at the end of the Sid/Hogan match was a major mark out moment.

As for 'Mania 9, again, Hogan's ego running wild was the reason he took the strap off Yoko.

As for WM X, Luger was scheduled to walk away with the Title, but a couple of nights before the event, he got drunk and blabbed to a load of people that he was going to become champ, then, word got out and Vince changed his mind and stuck the Title on Brett.


If I could change anything about a WrestleMania, it would be for Lesnar to execute the shooting star press on Angle perfectly, rather than almost kill himself in the main event of the biggest event of the year.

[King Shocker the Monumentous]

Specifically, I would've had Y2J go over HBK.

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Apr 5, 2008 21:19:21 GMT -5 King Shocker the Monumentous said:

Specifically, I would've had Y2J go over HBK.

Exactly what I thought reading the thread title

[B.D. & El G.]

Wrestlemania 23, by having Shawn Michaels win over Cena.

[Edge618]

IMO:

WM22: World Title Match should have been Angle vs Mysterio or Mysterio vs Orton 1 on 1.

WM23: HBK should have went over Cena, Kane vs Khali was forgetable, Batista vs Taker should have headlined, Lashley vs Umaga was horrible.

WM24: Would have loved to see Edge end the streak, but still an awesome Mania, my favorite to date

WM20: The 2 main events were the only memorable matches. It should have had a better undercard.

WM21: JBL vs Cena could have been a lot better