Remembering WWF Hasbro Figure Line

If you were a Wrestling fan way back in the day, you likely owned some figures from Hasbro's WWF Line. The line began in 1990 and lasted until mid-1994 with the Green Card series.

Each of the figures were well made and had their own Action Feature. In fact, there were multiple variants of the WWF's most popular stars, such as Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior.

The line ended abruptly, when Hasbro lost the license in 1994. An Orange Card series was planned, but was never produced. The only remainder of this line were some prototype pics.

This was a great line, but it did have one major flaw. In terms of roster Hasbro was late by a year or two, with their "Macho Man" Randy Savage figures being proof of that. Another perfect example was that there were figures released of Wrestlers that were no longer with the company. The Dusty Rhodes figure released in 1991 during the 2nd wave immediately comes to mind.

Regardless love this Toyline and have several figures from it myself. It's a shame this line ended so suddenly, it was truely great. So today, I'm gonna take a look at what could have been if Hasbro kept the WWF License. Hypothetical Figure Waves as it were.

But, before I do that. Right now, I'm gonna recap the line for ya.

Wave 1 - 1990 (Standard Blue Card Series 1)

Hulk Hogan #1 (with 'Hulk Rules' Shirt and Red Headband)

Ultimate Warrior #1 (with Green Trunks)

Andre the Giant (r.i.p.)

Demolition Ax

Demolition Smash

"Ravishing" Rick Rude

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #1 (with Orange Trunks.. even though he began wearing tights starting in 1990)

Akeem

Big Boss Man #1 (with Sunglasses and Night Stick)

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase #1 (with Black Tux and Removable Million Dollar Title)

Jake "The Snake" Roberts (with Damien the Snake)

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake #1 (with Magenta Tights and Shears)

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Wave 2 - 1991 (Standard Blue Card Series 2)

Hulk Hogan #2 (with 'Hulk' Shirt and Red Bandana)

Ultimate Warrior #2 (with White Trunks)

Honkey Tonk Man (with Guitar)

"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes (despite him leaving the company, prior to the waves release)

Rowdy Roddy Piper 

"Superfly" Jimmy Snuka

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #2 (Macho King gimmick with Purple Trunks,  Crown and Septer. Another outdated figure. Savage never wore Trunks in '91, he permanently switched to Tights the year prior)

Hacksaw Jim Duggan #1 (with 2x4 and Blue Trunks)

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase #2 (Green Tux and Removable Million Dollar Title)

The Bushwackers Luke and Butch (with Black Tank Tops. A Tag Team 2-Pack)

Demolition Smash and Crush (with Removable Helmets. A Tag Team 2-Pack)

The Rockers Marty Janetty and Shawn Michaels (A Tag Team 2-Pack)

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Wave 3 - 1992 (Standard Blue Card Series 3)

Hulk Hogan #3 (with 'Hulkster Rules' Shirt)

Ultimate Warrior #3 (with Purple Trunks)

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake #2 (with Shears and Zebra-Striped Tights)

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Natural Disaster Earthquake

Natural Disaster Typhoon

Sgt. Slaughter

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #3 (with Purple Trunks. The Most Outdated Figure in the Line)

Mr. Perfect #1 (with Yellow Singlet)

"The Birdman" Koko B. Ware (with Frankie the Parrot)

"The Texas Tornado" Kerry Von Erich

Big Boss Man #2 (with Night Stick. Shadeless)

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Wave 4 - 1992 (Standard Blue Card Series 4)

The Undertaker #1

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

Bret "Hitman" Hart #1 (with Black Tanktop, Pink Tights, and Pink Shades)

"The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith

The Nasty Boys Brian Nobs and Jerry Sags (A Tag Team 2-Pack)

The Legion Of Doom Hawk and Animal (A Tag Team 2-Pack)

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Wave 5 - 1993 (Standard Blue Card Series 5)

Hulk Hogan #4 (with Bandana and No Shirt)

"Macho Man" Randy Savage #4 (with Hat, Tasseled Jacket, and Tights. No Sunglasses)

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (wearing his New Foundation Outfit)

Sid Justice (despite leaving the company mid-1992)

Skinner 

The Mountie (despite being off TV by the time this wave released)

"The Model" Rick Martel (Who's strangely missing his Spray-Can of Arrogance)

Virgil

The Warlord (despite leaving the company by the time this wave launched)

Irwin R. Schyster aka I.R.S. (which didn't come with his metal briefcase, unfortunately)

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Wave 6 - 1993 (Standard Blue Card Series)

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair (despite leaving the WWF before this wave hit)

Papa Shango (with Removable Ceremonial Bone Necklace)

"El Matador" Tito Santana

Repo Man (despute not being relevant when this wave hit)

The Berzerker (despite leaving the company when this wave hit)

Tatanka (which surprisingly lacks the Native American Waist Piece)

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Wave 7 - 1993 (Yellow Card Series)

Kamala (with the 6-Point Star on his belly instead of the usual Crescent Moon)

"The Rocket" Owen Hart (wearing his outdated New Foundation/High Energy outfit)

Crush #1 (Babyface Version)

Nailz (despite leaving the company before to this waves release)

Shawn Michaels #1 (with Red Cow Spotted White Tights)

"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon #1 (with Red Tights, Black Vest,a nd Removable Gold Chains)

Hulk Hogan #5 (with Yellow Bandana, Red 'Hulkamania' Shirt, and Red Tights. Special Mail-In Figure)

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Wave 8 - 1994 (Red Card Series)

Bam Bam Bigalow

Yokozuna #1 (with Red Sumo Loin-Peice and Black Tights)

"The Narcissist" Lex Luger

Mr. Perfect #2 (with Blue Singlet)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #2 (with Pink Tanktop,Black Tights,and Silver Shades)

The Undertaker #2 (with Dark Hair and Removable Coat)

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Wave 9 - 1994 (Purple Card Series)

Scott Steiner (of The Steiner Bros.)

Rick Steiner (of The Steiner Bros.)

Doink

Tatanka (same as the 1st Release. Still missing that Native American Waist-Piece)

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase #3 (with Black $ Tights)

Hacksaw Jim Duggan # 2 (with Blue Singlet and American Flag)

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Wave 10 - 1994 (Dark Blue Card Series)

Giant Gonzales

Marty Jennetty (Singles Attire)

Shawn Michaels #2 (with Silver Cow Spotted Black Tights)

"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon #2 (with Purple Tights, Purple Vest, and Removable Gold Chains)

Headshrinker Samu

Headshrinker Fatu

Bushwhacker Luke (with Grey Tanktop and Removable Hat)

Bushwhacker Butch (with Grey Tanktop and Removable Hat)

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Wave 11 - 1994 (Green Card Series)

Due to Hasbro and WWF parting ways soon after, This was the Final Wave released for this line. It's also the rarest to find in the wild.

Ludvig Borga

Yokozuna #2 (with Black Sumo Loin-Peice and White Tights)

Crush #2 (Heel Version)

The 1-2-3 Kid

Adam Bomb

Bart Gunn (of The Smokin' Gunns)

Billy Gunn (of The Smokin' Gunns)

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Wave 12 - 1994 (Orange Card Series)

The Following Line was Unproduced, but Figure Prototype Pics have been released. 

Doink #2 (with Alternate Colored Outfit)

The Bastian Booger

Lex Luger #2 (with All-American Outfit)

Mabel (of Men on a Mission)

Mo (of Men on a Mission)

"Double J" Jeff Jarrett

Diesel

In my little "What-If" Scenario, This Wave Was released. Not only that, but it also included a Tag Team 2-Pack of the Quebecers.

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Other Unproduced Figures

Here are some More Confirmed Unproduced Figures.

A Rythem and Blues Tag Team 2-Pack (complete with Rhythm and Blues Version of Greg "The Hammer" Valentine)

A Hart Foundation Tag Team 2-Pack (with Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart wearing a Black Tanktop and Pink Tights)

Tugboat (The Pre-Natural Disaster Typhoon)

An Ultimate Warrior that had a Chest Beating Action Feature

A Shawn Michaels with a Spring-Loaded Punch

A Brutus Beefcake with Red and Yellow 'Mega Maniacs' Tights.

The Rhythm and Blues Pack was never released, due to Honkey Tonk Man leaving the WWF and Greg Valentine abandoning the gimmick. 

The Hart Foundation broke up before the Figure Pack could be released. Plus,Jim Neidhart was taking time off from Television.

By the time The Tugboat Figure was being produced, the Character had turned Heel and became Typhoon.

Ultimate Warrior left the WWF while his "Chest Beating Figure" was produced. Rumor has it that it was an 'Ultimate Maniacs' Version of the Warrior.

Beefcake also left the WWF before his Figure was produced.

As for Shawn Micheals..who knows.

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WWF Hasbro Rings

Besides Action Figs ,Hasbro Also created 5 Wrestling Rings. Each of these Rings came with the WWF World Championship. The ONLY Belt created for this line.

WWF Ring #1 was the Standard Blue Ring with Rounded Post Tops.

WWF Ring #2 was also the Standard Blue Ring with Squared Post Tops.

WWF Rings #3 and 4 were the same as the 1st and 2nd Rings respectively, except with Black Turnbuckles.

The Final Hasbro Ring was Yellow with Red Posts and Turnbuckles. It also had Square Post Tops.

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Now it's time for a "What Could Have Been" scenario, where Hasbro was allowed to keep the WWF Figure License for a while longer. Now these Figure Waves are all Hypothetical or What-If's, So keep that in mind.

Wave 12.5 - 1994/1995 (Hot Pink Card Sub-Series)

We kick things off with a limited edition extension to Wave 12. These figures were being produced alongside Wave 12, but were released a Month or 2 Later.

This one breaks the All-Male streak. For the first time, Hasbro makes Lady Wrestling Figures.

Alundra Blaze (with removable WWF Womens Championship Belt)

Bull Nakano

Luna Vachon (despite leaving company shortly after the completion of this wave)

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Wave 13 - 1995 (White Card Series)

The next of my What-If Waves is the White Card Series. Contains figures of:

Undertaker #3 (New Sculpt. with Purple Gloves and Removable Hat)

Owen Hart #2 (New Sculpt. with 'King of Harts' Singlet)

Bob "Sparkplug" Holly

Kwang

Jerry "The King" Lawler

Duke "The Dumpster" Drose (with Trash Can)

The 1-2-3 Kid #2 (with Red and White '1-2-3' Attire)

The Heavenly Bodies Jimmy del Ray and Tom Prichard (Tag Team 2-Pack)

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart #2 (New Sculpt. With Black Tanktop and Pink Tights. Special Mail-Away Figure)

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Wave 14 - 1995 (Black Card Series)

The Black Card Series Contains:

Diesel #2 (with Black 'Big Daddy Cool' Tanktop. Shadeless)

Henry O. Godwinn (with Slop Pail)

Aldo Montoya

Headshrinker Sione

Headshrinker Fatu (New Sculpt with Boots)

Tatanka #2 (New Sculpt. with Waist Piece.)

Jacob and Eli Blu (Of the Blu Bros. Tag Team 2-Pack.)

The Allied Powers Lex Luger and The British Bulldog (Tag Team 2-Pack. The Bulldog is wearing his 'Union Jack' Trunks,while Lex Luger is wearing his 'Old Glory' Trunks)

Bob Backlund (Special Mail-Away Figure)

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Wave 15 - 1995 (Grey Card Series)

For the Grey Card Series, we have:

Psycho Sid #1 (A Reissue of Sid Justice with Black Trunks and a new Head Sculpt)

Shawn Michaels #3 (New Sculpt. Blue 'Heartbreak Kid' Tights with Cyan Cracked Hearts.)

Hakushi

Bam Bam Bigelow #2 (Babyface Version)

"Double J" Jeff Jerrett #2 (with Hat)

Mantaur

Adam Bomb #2

Kama

Owen Hart and Yokozuna (Tag Team 2-Pack. Yokozuna has Black Sumo Loin-Peice and Red Tights. Owen Hart is the same as his 2nd Figure. Both Come with Removable WWF Tag Team Championship Belts)

King Kong Bundy (Special Mail-Away Figure)

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Wave 16 - 1995 (Cyan Card Series)

For the Cyan Card Series we have:

Savio Vega #1

Waylon Mercy

Fatu (90's Street Version, with 'Make A Difference' Tights)

Hunter Hearst Helmsley #1

Rad Radford

Bodydona Skip

Jean-Pierre LaFitte

Man Mountain Rock (with WWF-shaped Guitar)

Men on a Mission King Mabel and Sir Mo (Repaints of the Original Mo and Mabel, with Removable Crowns. Tag Team 2-Pack)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #3 (A reissue of Bret Hart #2,but with Black Tanktop, Pink Tights, and Removable Jacket. Special Mail-Away Figure)

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Wave 17 - 1996 (Bronze Card Series)

For the Bronze Card Series we have:

Goldust (with Removable Wig)

Issac Yankem DDS

Bret "Hitman" Hart #4 (New Sculpt. with Black Tanktop and Black Tights. No Shades.)

"The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon #3 (New Sculpt. with Black Vest, Black Trunks. And Removable Gold Chains)

The British Bulldog #3 (Heel Version with Short Hair. Bulldog #2 was part of the Allied Powers 2-Pack back in Wave 14)

Ahmed Johnson #1

Dean Douglas

The Smokin' Gunns Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn (New Sculpts with Black Vests and Removable Hats. Billy has Short Hair and is Clean Shaven)

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Wave 18 - 1996 (Silver Card Series)

The Silver Card Series contains: 

Vader #1

"Ringmaster" Steve Austin (with Removable Million Dollar Title Belt)

Jake "The Snake" Roberts #2 (New Sculpt with Revelation the Snake)

Diesel #3 (with Silver 'Diesel Power' Tanktop)

Shawn Michaels #4 (New Sculpt. Red 'Heartbreak Kid' Tights with White Cracked Hearts)

Savio Vega #2

Owen Hart #3 (New Sculpt with 'King of Harts' Singlet)

The Bodydonas Skip and Zipp (Tag Team 2-Pack)

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Wave 19 - 1996 (Gold Card Series)

Gold Card Series contains:

Shawn Michaels #5 (Silver 'Heartbreak Kid' Tights with Gold Cracked Hearts)

Yokozuna #4 (Same as Yokozuna #3,but with a New Head Sculpt)

Ultimate Warrior #4 (New Sculpt with Blue Trunks)

Mankind #1

"Wild Man" Marc Mero #1 (Black Trunks)

Goldust #2 (with Removable Wig and Coat)

Undertaker #4 (with Sleeveless Shirt. Hatless)

The Godwinns Pheneas I. Godwinn and Henry O. Godwinn (Tag Team 2-Pack. Comes with Slop Pail and Removable Horseshoe Chain)

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Wave 20 - 1996 (Crimson Card Series)

The Crimson Card Series Contains:

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #1

Psycho Sid #2 (New Sculpt with Black Trunks)

Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (with Bull Rope and Removable Hat)

New Rocker Marty Jannety

New Rocker Leif Cassidy

Ahmed Johnson #2

Vader #2

The Smokin' Gunns Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn (3rd Versions with Black Vests, Black Jeans, and Removable Hats. Both Men have Short Hair and are Clean Shaven)

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Wave 21 - 1997 (Navy Card Series)

The Navy Card Series incudes:

Faarooq Asaad #1 (Gladiator Gear)

The Executioner (with Ax)

Crush #3 (Convict Outfit)

Mankind #2 (with Urn)

"Wild Man" Mark Mero #2 (Red Trunks)

"The Stalker" Barry Windham

Shawn Michaels #6 (Black 'Heartbreak Kid' Tights with White Stripes and White Cracked Hearts)

Owen Hart and The British Bulldog (Tag Team 2-Pack. New Sculpts for both Figures. with Slammy Award.)

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Wave 22 - 1997 (Dark Green Card Series)

The Dark Green Card Series Includes:

The Undertaker #5 (New Sculpt. All Black Attire)

Rocky Miavia #1 (Blue Trunks)

The Sultan

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #2 (with Black Vest)

Bret "Hitman" Hart #5 (with Black Tanktop,Black Tights,and Removable Jacket. The 'Hart Family' Emblem is now in the Center of the Tanktop)

Hunter Hearst Helmsley #2

Doug Furnas and Philip LaFon (Tag Team 2-Pack)

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Wave 23 - 1997 (Dark Purple Card Series)

The Dark Purple Series Includes:

Faarooq Assaad #2 (Nation of Domination)

Savio Vega #3 (Nation of Domination)

Brian Pillman

Cactus Jack

The Patriot (with American Flag)

Headbanger Mosh

Headbanger Thrasher

Flash Funk

Legion of Doom Hawk and Animal (Tag Team 2-Pack. New Sculpts with Removable Shoulder Pads)

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Wave 24 - 1998 (Black and Red Series #1)

The 1st Black and Red Card Series includes

Rocky Miavia #2 (New Headsculpt. Black Trunks)

"Marvolous" Mark Mero

Goldust #3 (The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust)

Shawn Michaels #7 (D-Generation X)

Hunter Hearst Helmsley #3 (D-Generation X)

Dude Love

Ken Shamrock

Chyna (only female figure of this wave)

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #3 (with Black 'Austin 3:16' Vest)

The Godwinns Henry and Phineas (Tag Team 2-Pack. New Sculpts. Southern Justice Warriors.)

The Hart Foundation (Stable 3-Pack. Contains Bret Hart #5,Owen Hart #4,and British Bulldog #4. Removable Jackets for Bret and Owen. Removable Vest for the Bulldog. Comes with Canadian and British Flags. Special Mail-Away Figures!)

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Wave 25 - 1998 (Black and Red Card Series #2)

This is the Final Wave before Hasbro and WWF decided to part ways. (they can't do this forever). The 2nd Black and Red Card Series includes.

Kane

Mark Henry

Kama Muatafa

Steve Blackman

Chainsaw Charlie (with Chainsaw)

Owen Hart #5 (with 'Black Hart' Singlet)

Jeff Jarrett #3 

Undertaker #6 (All Black Attire)

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin #4 (with Black 'Skull' Vest)

The New Age Outlaws "Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Badass" Billy Gunn (Tag Team 2-Pack)

The 3 Faces of Foley (3-Pack. Contains Reissues of Mankind #2 without the Urn, Cactus Jack, and Dude Love. Special Mail-Away Figures!)

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Besides Figures, this "What If" Line also produced Championship Belt Packs and Rings.

Championship Belt Pack #1 would have The WWF Championship, The Intercontinental Championship, and The Tag Team Championship.

The 2nd Pack would have All the Title Belts from the Previous Pack, plus the addition of the European Championship.

The WrestleMania Ring would be released in 1994 and would be a re-package of the Original Hasbro Ring, but with the WrestleMania Logo on the Apron. Belt and Flag not included.

The Monday Night RAW Ring would be released in 1995 and would include a Steel Cage Add-On. The Ring itself would've been Black with Blue Posts and Dark Blue Turnbuckles. The RAW logo would be on the Apron.

The In Your House Ring would be released 1996 and would also include a Steel Cage Add-On. The Ring would've been Blue with Blue Posts and Dark Blue Turnbuckles.

The RAW is WAR Ring would be released in 1998 and would also include a Steel Cage. The Ring would be Black with Black Turnbuckles and Posts. The RAW is WAR Logo would be on the Apron.

And that's all she wrote. This was a fun little Nostalgia Trip and a cool look at What Could Have Been.    

Top 8 WWF/WWE's Worst Decisions

The WWF Was the greatest Wrestling Company Ever. It retained some of that greatness when it became the WWE. However, mistakes can and will be made, regardless of how good a product is. That's just life.

So, here are the Top 8 Worst Decisions the WWE has Ever Made.  

#8 - Over-sexulazation: During The Attitude Era, as part of their formula for Edgy Programing, the WWE (then WWF) would overly-sexualize the Women of the company. I absolutely Hated this and thought it was unnecessary. Sure some sexualization is okay (I'm no prude), but only in tiny doses and rare. The Over-sexualzation continued though the Ruthless Aggression Era, though it wasn't used as much. The Over-sexualzation Finally stopped in 2007. And Don't get me started with WWF/WWE's Disgusting Playboy Alliance.  Seriously, The WWF/WWE would've done just fine without This aspect. Plus, it alienated much of the audience, so there's that.   

#7 - Vince McMahon's NXT Hostile Takeover: In 2021, Vince McMahon, who became more power hungry, took over NXT from Triple H, and turned the Best Brand in WWE into Crap, just like he did with RAW and Smackdown. First the look was changed, then the booking, then the bad treatment of it's Superstars. Soon NXT became a lesser carbon copy of RAW and Smackdown. And Worse, many who were Already disenfranchised with the WWE's product Permanently switched to AEW, The Competition!! Thankfully NXT 2.0 would only last a Year, as when McMahon was forced to resign from the WWE the following Year, NXT slowly reverted back to what it once was - The Very Best of the WWE in the Modern Era.   

#6 - Booking Missteps of 1995: 1995 was a decent year for The WWF, though a buncha missteps prevented it from being a super profitable one. Mistakes like Diesel's Nearly Year Long Reign as Champion, Making Mabel of Men on a Mission The King of the Ring Instead of the Undertaker, And Forcing The Leader of the New Generation, Bret "Hit Man" Hart, into a Mid-Card Role. Stupid. Plus, WWF Still had the Shadow of the Steroid Scandal hanging over them. Worse, In September, the WWF's Chief Rival, the WCW, launched their Own Wrestling Show, Monday Nitro, which felt superior to RAW. While the WWF's financial situation was decent, It wasn't growing at the normal rate. Something that Would've been prevented had the WWF not made the mentioned mistakes. I personally enjoyed WWF in '95, despite it's flaws.

#5 - The McMahon Steroid Scandal: In the early-90's, Vince McMahon and the WWF were embroiled in a Steroid Scandal, where the Company allowed the use of steroids for some of their Wrestlers....Including The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan. Vince McMahon went to trial and several WWF Superstars testified. News of this scandal reached world wide and because of this, Vince McMahon and the WWF's reputation was tarnished. Soon, Every moral-minded Wrestling fan (which, back in the early-90s, was about 30% of WWF fans) stopped watching WWF and watched their Main Competition, WCW instead. WWF lost fans, trust, and revenue. They would briefly recover in '94, but that recovery was short lived thanks to big mistakes made in '95 (see previous). Had McMahon Not been so obsessed with big buff guys, this scandal  woudnt've happened and the WWF would've been better off for it.

#4 - Over-reliance of Part-Time Champions:  Starting in 2017, WWE thought it'd be a Great Idea to make Part-Timers World Champions, With Brock Lesnar being the most infamous. The issue with this is that The World Championship Must be defended every Pay-Per-View/Premium Live Event and Part-Timers weren't required to do this, so they didn't. This made these Events feel incomplete. Not to mention, that without the World Champion, the PPVs/PLEs didn't generate as much revenue. Now, thankfully, the WWE has learned from this and every World Champion since 2022 have been Full-Timers.

#3 - Ignoring Fan Demand: The WWE has been doing this since the Mid-2000's. From Ignoring Booking Complaints to Refusing to Push Fan Favorite Wrestlers. Speaking of Fan Favorite Wrestlers, WWE also had/has a habit of wasting them or just plain firing them. Now, under Endeaver and TKO, the ignoring of the fsns has become pure open disdain for them. To put it simply- Whatever The Fans Want, TKO Will Just Flip Them Off and Laugh at Them. Endeaver Sucks!!!! TKO Sucks!!!!

#2 - The Saudi Alliance: In 2018, The WWE, lead by Vince McMahon, signed a Multi-Year Deal with Saudi Arabia. The Issue, The Saudi Government Doesn't Believe in Civil Liberties, forcing the WWE to play by Their Rules while they're there. At first the shows were just minor side events, held once, twice a year. But ever since the Endeavor/TKO Takeover, Major Events have been taking place there. Earlier this year, WWE held the one of it's Big PPVs/PLEs, The Royal Rumble, there. And Worse,Next Year, Saudi Arabia will be hosting WrestleMania, The Flagship PPV/PLE. Ugh! What a Horrid time to be a WWE Fan.

#1 - The Selling of WWE: Due to sexual abuse allegations, Vince McMahon stepped down as chairman and CEO of WWE in 2022, Triple H was put in charge and things were going great. Unfortunately, the good times wouldn't last and Vince McMahon returned to sell the company. He sold it to Endeavor (who also owned the UFC) and they formed 'TKO Group Holdings' to run the Company. Long story short, TKO turned WWE into a absolute Mess with Garbage Booking, Misusing and Firing of Great Talent, Over-reliance on Celeb Involvement, and Lame Creative. The deal with Netflix, Newfound Ad Fetishism, and the Continuing Alliance with Saudi Arabia are also damning them. Vince McMahon returning to sell the company Was the Absolute Worst Thing In The History of Professional Wrestling. Period!!! This is NOT the Wrestling Company that I grew up with.

And Those were Top 8 Worst Decisions Ever Made by The WWE. 

Had these Grave Mistakes been avoided, The WWE would've been a way better product today.

And that's gonna do it for this. So remember to Stay Gold and Resist Nazi's, Commies, and Modern Attitudes. 

Top All-Time Favorite Wrestling Promos.

Because I dunno what to post next, here's another re-post from my old blog, this one of my favorite Retro Wrestling Promos and, for the hell of it, various Interview Segments too. Like always,this list is in no particular order.

Hard Times - During his heated feud with "Nature Boy" Ric Flair,"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes cuts his famous "Hard Times" Promo. Dusty starts talking about hard times and how Flair put him on hard times too.  He then pleads the fans for help and then asks them to not let him down.
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Rhodes Rage - WCW In Late 1999, on Nitro, Dustin Rhodes returned to the company as a Dark and Sinister character,called Seven. And for his first promo, his rages against the terrible Russo-ruled WCW and the disrespect that they've shown his Father, Dusty. He even takes some pot-shots at WWF and Goldust. He then promises to make the WCW Bosses lives a living hell. 

Good stuff from WCW circa 1999 and 2000 were so very few and far between,but this promo amused me so much and Dustin was definitely speaking for all of us,who really hated the direction WCW was going.
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The TRUE birth of Mr. McMahon - The "Bret Screwed Bret" interview. A week after the Montreal Screwjob, on RAW, Vince McMahon did an interview with Jim Ross about the incident and Bret Hart's departure to WCW. 

For those Not in the know - The Montreal Screwjob was an event where McMahon screwed Bret at the 1997 Survivor Series, after he changed the planned finish behind The Hit Man's back.

McMahon here played the victim and most Fans saw it as disgusting,so they began hating on Vince. To me,This was the True Birth of the Evil Mr. McMahon.
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I Own WCW! - In mid-to late March of 2001, The WCW was bought out by Vince McMahon and the WWF. McMahon did the opening monologue for the Final Monday Nitro,where he gloats about his Victory in the Monday Night Wars by Buying his competition - He Now Owns WCW.

McMahon goes on to tell the WCW fans that he will be addressing them and the Superstars of WCW later. He closes out by saying that the very fate of WCW is in His hands.

This moment was surreal for many wrestling fans,who never thought they'd see that day. Such a historic moment.
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WCW Gets Rowdy - Roddy Piper's WCW Debut near the end of Halloween Havoc 1996. Hollywood Hogan ,with the Giant's help,just defeated "Macho Man'" Randy Savage and retained his World Title. As Hogan was cutting his "Back Patting" post-match promo, he is interrupted by a surprise visitor - Rowdy Roddy Piper! Hogan is shocked to see him. 

Piper claims he came to break Hogan's "monotony". After warning The Giant to stay back, Piper cuts his promo. In said promo, Piper mentions that he is not there to represent WCW, his past with Hogan, and other things. He even mentions WrestleMania 1. Piper talks about how he is just as big an Icon as Hogan is.

Hogan gets to speak after and admits this. However, as Piper is about to leave the Ring, Hogan insults him. After a bit of back and forth between Piper and Hogan,the night ends with a stare down between the 2. I love this promo. And Piper's arrival in WCW was a nice surprise to everyone.  
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Hulkamania is Pukamania - In one of his Final Pre-WrestleMania 5 promos, "Macho Man" Randy Savage raged against Hulk Hogan  Here, he talks about Hogan not knowing where he's coming from, Pukamaniacs that he doesn't need,and more. Ending the promo by declaring that Hulkamania is dead.

You can really feel the hatred Savage had in this promo for Hogan. Amazing.
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The Heel Turn Seen and Felt Around The World - The Legendary Heel Turn of Hulk Hogan and the Birth of the nWo at WCW Bash at the Beach '96.

Team WCW was down one man and were getting beat by the Outsiders. Suddenly, Hulk Hogan arrives, seemingly to help "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Sting. But in a moment that Shocked the World, Hogan attacked Savage and joined the Outsiders. It was the Heel turn seen and felt around the Globe.

After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund questions Hogan about his decision. Hogan gives him the answer via a legendary promo, all while garbage was being thrown into the ring by the booing fans. Hogan talks about how he made Wrestling and how he was just using WCW and how he's happy to to associate himself with Hall and Nash. He also tells the fans that they can "Stick It, Brothers!". He then forms what he calls "The New World Order of Wrestling!"

After the promo, Hogan and his 2 new allies mock the fans by posing. And from that point on, WCW would begin it's nearly 2 Year winning streak against the WWF. 
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Good Ol' Disgruntled J.R. - On a Monday Night RAW in September of 1996,Jim Ross cuts a promo on how the WWF and Vince McMahon had mistreated him. He even talks a bit about his bells palsy. After the promo,he introduces us to the Fake Razor Ramon.

This was supposed to be the start of J.R.'s heel turn,but his promo was so sincere,that the opposite effect happened and J.R. became one of the most beloved Announcers in Wrestling. Also the debut of the Fake Razor Ramon (played by Rick Bognar aka Rick Titan). I'll talk more about the "Fakes" another time.

Also, I think this was the first On-Air reference to Vince McMahon being the owner of the WWF.
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The WCW Madness - "Macho Man" Randy Savage arrives in WCW on December of '94 on WCW Saturday Night. Ooh,Yeeaahh!!! In his debut promo, "Macho Man" Randy Savage talks about various things, including WCW Champion Hulk Hogan,who he promises to confront at Starrcade '94 and either shake his hand or slap him in the face. 

A good beginning promo from the Macho Man. Shame his WCW run wasn't nearly as great as his WWF run.  
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Free Spirit - In the Dying Days of the USWA in '97, Rick Bognar, aka Fake Razor Ramon, cuts a promo rejecting not only his "Fake Razor" gimmick,but also Vince McMahon and the WWF. He then returns to being his true self - Rick Titan, the Free Spirit.

And a month after this, the "Fakes" would officially be faded out. I liked this promo because Rick was brave enough to reject a gimmick that was forced upon him by Vince McMahon on live TV. That took guts. Shame very few were watching USWA at this point.

R.I.P. Rick Bognar.  
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The Stinging Aftermath - Now before I get to this promo,here's a little context - During the built-up to Fall Brawl War Games 1996, the nWo unleashed a Fake Sting to fool the WCW, all while the Real Sting was on tour internationally. 

Soon many were convinced that The Stinger was now a member of the nWo... including his best buddy, The "Total Package" Lex Lugar.

When the Stinger returned at Fall Brawl, he tried to convince Team WCW that the nWo Sting was not him and was a fake.

Unfortunately, no one,including Lex Lugar, believed him. So when the Fake Sting entered War Games, many felt betrayed, thinking it was the Real Sting. But the Real Sting entered as the final member of his team, shocking all.

Sting,feeling rejected assaulted the nWo and then left the match.

Next night on Nitro, Sting cut an in ring promo with his back turned to the camera giving a tongue lashing to those who.doubted him...especially Lex Luger,who he was good friends with. The Stinger then goes on tell those who believed in him,that he'll still stand by them,if they still stand by him. He then tells all who doubted him to Stick It.

Sting then declares himself to be a Free Agent,but promises to pop in when everyone least expects it. He then leaves the ring. Ladies and Gentlemen - The Genesis of Crow Sting!!! From that moment on,Sting would remain in the shadows or secluded,until 1997,where he would begin his assault on the nWo.   
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You Wanna War?! - On a Late-May addition of Monday Nitro,Scott Hall interrupts a match between 2 guys no one cares for and cuts a promo. In the promo,he mocks WCW and some of it's stars. He then declares War on the company.

This moment changed Everything for WCW and American Wrestling in General. Here was Razor Ramon on WCW TV, and everyone was wondering if the WWF was waging War against WCW via an invasion.? Interest was piqued.
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The Changing Measuring Stick - 2 Weeks after his Iconic "You Want A War?" Promo, Scott Hall returned to harass Eric Bischoff in the broadcast booth. The previous week,Hall promised a "Big Surprise" and on this show he delivered. That Surprise was Kevin Nash,who cuts a promo of his own.

"So this is Where The Big Boys Play,huh?! Look at the Adjective - Play! We ain't here to play!"

Then,at the end of the promo, Nash gives us This gem of a line - "The Measuring Stick just changed around here,Buddy! And You're lookin' at 'em!!"

The Debut of the Outsiders! 

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The Savage/Flair Affair Continues - A 2-fer. Ric Flair and Randy Savage cut intense promos after their title match at WrestleMania 8. 

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair,enraged at his title loss to "Macho Man"Randy Savage,dares Savage to face him again. To quote Slick Ric himself - "Because One Time Means Nothing to My Career!!!!"

After Ric's unhinged promo. The Macho Man cuts one of his own. Saying that he just got a "piece" of Flair that night, but wants the rest of him - "The Whole Flair Package". 

2 of the Biggest Icons of Wrestling Unhinged. I found these promos to be Entertaining and it helped continue the Savage/Flair rivalry in the WWF. Good stuff! 

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Billionaire Ted's Biggest Get - Hulk Hogan arrives in WCW in June of '94. After a parade,Hogan gives a promo, signs the WCW contract, and takes questions. All taking place at Disney/MGM studios.

The most Iconic and Shocking moments in Wrestling history. The biggest Name in Wrestling,the man who helped Put WWF on the map,the man who was WWF personified for over a decade,was now part of the competition.

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Easy E Exposed - On a November '96 edition on Monday Nitro,Roddy Piper exposes Eric Bischoff as part of the nWo via a promo. Bischoff was set to interview Piper,but Piper decided to do his own thing.

As Bischoff was being exposed, The nWo assaults Piper and Hogan gloats about how Bischoff was indeed, was part of the nWo. Not only that,but he was the Boss.

From that point on Bischoff would become the Boss from Hell - A full Year before Evil Mr. McMahon was born. And 2 Years before McMahon became the WWF's own Boss from Hell.    

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No Problem With The Rockers - On January of 1992,the Rockers break up on Brutus Beefcake's Barbershop. Now, on that edition of 'The Barbershop', Brutus Beefcake attempted to reconcile the Rockers,who have been having issues as of late.

But, just as things were getting better, Shawn Michaels Superkicked Marty Janetty though the class window and after a small beat-down on his,now-former,partner, Michaels mocks the situation and walks off.

 The Birth of HBK!

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A Belt Worth a Million Dollars - In Late '88,Tired of chasing after the WWF Championship, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase decided to go out and create his own. And that's Exactly what he did. 

On the Brother Love Show,Dibiase unveiled his Million Dollar Championship, a Championship Belt Worthy of a man like himself.

 This belt was so cool looking and,for a short time, was treated as a Legit Title.

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Kick Ass or Kiss Ass - On Monday Night RAW in the Summer of '97, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin cuts a promo about his upcoming Intercontinental Title match against Champion,Owen Hart at SummerSlam.

In that promo, Austin talks about his Title Match and then Bret Hart's promise to never Wrestle in America again if he fails to beat the Undertaker at SummerSlam.

Not to be outdone by the Hit Man, in a moment of One-upsmenship, Austin vows to kiss Owen Hart's ass if he can't kick it..."And That's The Way It's Gonna Be!!!". 

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The One-Upsmen - The week after Stone Cold's "Kiss His Ass,If I Can't Kick It" promo,The Hart Foundation decides to do a little one-upsmanship for Their SummerSlam Matches. 

On RAW the previous Week, Bret Hart  promised to stay in Canada if he lost his bid to become WWF Champion.

Well,on This Edition of RAW, The British Bulldog promised to eat a full can of Dog Food If he failed to defeat Ken Shamrock. Brian Pillman's goal was to rip out Goldust's heart at SummerSlam,but promised to wrestle in a dress for a while if he couldn't get the job done.

And Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart vowed to shave off his goatee if All 4 men lost their matches.   

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The Crowning of the Macho King - The Great Coronation of 1989. The Macho Man becomes The Macho King. Presented by Savage's real life Brother "The Genius" Lanny Poffo and surrounded by some of the Biggest Heels in Wrestling. Savage is given a Gold Scepter by "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase.

Fun fact about this was that 3 Of the 4 Horsemen were present - Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson as the Brain Busters and Barry Windham as the Widow Maker.

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Betrayal of a Friend - That Piper's Pit in Feb of 1987, Roddy Piper presented Hulk Hogan and Jessie Ventura presented Andre The Giant,who to everyone's shock,came out with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

Andre the Giant then proceeds to threaten Hogan for a title match. Hogan can't believe this is happening. Andre rips off Hogans shirt and cross.

Feeling betrayed by his long-time Friend, Hulk Hogan reluctantly accepts the Giant's challenge at WrestleMania 3.

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The Giantless Weasel - At WrestleMania 6,Bobby "The Brain" Heenan blasts Andre The Giant for turning on him after his team,the Colossal Connection,lost their Tag Titles to Demolition.

"You Listen To Me,You Go To The Top! You Don't Listen To Me...You're Never Heard From Again!" - Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

Bobby was hysterical during that interview. The Brain was amusing as usual.

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Bruno in the Pit - A memorable 1985 MSG Piper's Pit with "The Living Legend"  Bruno Sammartino. The interview starts by Bruno wanting "Ace Cowboy" Bob Orton to leave and even threatens to get one of his friends to watch his back.

Piper reluctantly sends Orton away. Once that's though, the interview begins. There are shots thrown by both men at each other and after things got heated, Bruno pushed Piper and was beaten down for it. Bruno was starting to fight back,which caused Piper to bolt.

My First Ever Piper's Pit segment. I watched this on a Tape that was all about Bruno Sammartino, in fact, it was an Official Colosseum Home Video release.    

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Snuka'd - During this legendary Piper's Pit, Rowdy Roddy Piper had "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka as a guest. Piper was mocking Snuka and his Fijian Heritage, not letting him get a word in. Snuka asks if Piper was making fun of him? Piper answers Snuka with a Coconut to the skull.

Piper then proceeds to beat on Snuka and mocks him while doing so. But,once Snuka is ready to retaliate, Piper runs away fast.

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The Last Dance - Another 2-fer. On the Final Episode of Monday Nitro in 2001,Ric Flair cuts a passionate promo about WCW and his WCW career. He then challenges Sting to one final match later. 

And Before their match,we get a cool promo from Sting,who says that he wouldn't miss this very special night for nothin' and agrees to finish things with Ric Flair before the WCW is gone. He then asks the fans if they're wondering about What the Future Holds for Him? And Sting gives us his answer - "Well, The Only Sure Thing About The Stinger - Is That Nothin's For Sure! It's Showtime ,Folks!!!

2 Excellent Promos, leading up to a Great Match. A Match that was a Worthy finale for WCW.

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The Greatest Moment with a Tear in His Eye - "Nature Boy" Ric Flair's Promo after becoming Champion at Royal Rumble '92.

This promo solidified The Nature Boy as a True Wrestling Icon. 'Nuff Said.

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Snapping Sid - At the WrestleMania 8 press conference to determine who Ric Flair will face at the event, Sid Justice snaps at WWF President Jack Tunney for choosing Hulk Hogan over him.

Short,but sweet and Sid was speaking for every disenfranchised star in WWF.

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The Taker Turns - In Feb of 1992,On the Funeral Parlor, Jake "The Snake" Roberts questions the Undertaker's loyalty after he prevented the Snake from striking "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Elizabeth with a chair backstage a week prior.

"Just Who's Side Are You On?!" - Jake "The Snake" Roberts.

"Not Yours!!!!" - The Undertaker. 

Undertaker turns on Jake and becomes a Babyface. Jake assaults the Undertaker and traps his hand in a casket. He then beats up on Paul Bearer, all while insulting and taunting the Dead Man. The Undertaker struggles to fight back.

One of my favorite editions of the Funeral Parlor. Undertaker is a Super Legend!

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Hulkamania is Not For Sale - Hogan rejects Dibiase's offer to buy the WWF Championship from him.

In late 1987, "The Million Dollar" Ted Dibiase offered to buy the WWF Championship from Hulk Hogan. Hogan cut a promo thinking how Dibiase's money would benefit him, his family, and his Hulkamaniacs.

But then slowly realizes that the Hulkamaniacs would Never forgive him if he sold our. So He rejects Dibiase's offer on behalf of his Hulkamaniacs. "HELL NO!!!!"

Hogan then proseeds to tell off Dibiase.

The Hulkster made it clear that Hulkamania was Not For Sale.

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The 3 Faces of Foley - On RAW of 1997,Triple H was ready to fight Dude Love in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Dude appears on the Titantron and refuses to fight (cuz, according to him, it ain't his bag),but brings in Mankind,who opts out in favor of letting Cactus Jack beat up Hunter. Cactus accepts the fight and heads down to ringside to an enormous pop.

My All Time Favorite Mick Foley Promo!!! And Cactus Jack's WWF Debut!

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Million Dollar Jerk - In 1987,Ted Dibiase held a Dribble Challenge,where some lucky audience member would win $500 of his money, if they dribbled a Basketball 15x in succession.

So, a young boy named Sean accepted the challenge. The kid was doing great,until Dibiase kicked the ball away from the kid after he dribbled it 14 times. The Million Dollar Man then proceeds to mock the poor kid.

The moment that fully established Ted Dibiase as a Great Heel. He was "The Million Dollar Jerk" to everyone.

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The Honky Saga - A Series of Promos featuring the Honky Tonk Man,in late '86,as a Babyface and eventually becoming Heel once he found out that the fans don't like him via a poll. 

When HTM came on the scene,he was a Babyface. And a month in, the fans started treating him cold. So Honky wondered what the issue was? Eventually a poll was taken and Honky did everything he could to please the fans,but to no avail.

When the polls final results came in,the Majority saw Honky unfavorably. A week after the poll, Honky turned Heel. And a week after That,he aligned himself with "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart. 

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Hart Family Reunion - The RAW after WrestleMania 13,Bret reunites with Owen and the Bulldog to form Hart Foundation 2.0.

During a match for the European Championship between Owen Hart and the British Bulldog,which turned into a brawl. Bret "Hit Man" Hart rushes down to the ring to stop the fight. He cuts a promo, which he tries to get them to stop fighting for the American Wrestling fans enjoyment. He then insults the American Wrestling fans and America in general.

He makes a heartfelt plea to his Brother and Brother-In-Law and talks about his past experiences with them,all while taking potshots at American Values.

The promo ends with the 3 hugging it out.

The look of disdain Bret gave the Fans during his group hug with Owen and the Bulldog was priceless. The Hart Foundation 2.0 was born that night.  

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Hart Attack for America - The RAW After WrestleMania 13, Bret "Hit Man" Hart cuts a promo and turns heel on the American fans.

In the promo,The Hit Man apologies to his fans for his attitude at WrestleMania 13. He apologizes to Every Wrestling fan around the World..except for the American Fans. Bret Trashes the American Fans and America itself.

As a curious experiment, WWF decided to turn Bret Hart Heel in the U.S.,but keep him a Babyface everywhere else. It worked well, I must say.

Also note that The RAW after WM13 was first event to take place during a transitional era,I call the Pre-Attitude Era.

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He Feels Like God - Bob Backlund is doing an interview at Survivor Series '94, having just won the WWF Championship from Bret Hart in a Towel Match.

Backlund cuts a promo about how he finally regained the belt and then talks about what how he's gonna be a role model for everyone.

He finishes his promo with this gem of a line - "Because I Feel Like God!!!!!!!!"

One of Backlunds finest Promos. To me, at least.

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Backlund For President -  In the Spring of 1995, after failing to gain traction as a Main Event Superstar again,Bob Backlund announced on RAW that He is running for The Presidency Of The United States.

Not much to say about this entertaining and memorable promo. But I'm gonna say This, Backlund would've made a Way better President than what we have (and what we'll be getting) right now. 

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Special Mention: Billionaire Ted's Rasslin' War Room - These skits were funny. Basically,in early 1996,The WWF put out a bunch of skits taking big potshots at Ted Turner and his favorable treatment of old WWF Talent, mainly "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan.

The most famous skit being "The Wrasslin' War Room",where.Billionaire Ted,some Yes Men,Scheme Gene,The Huckster,and the Nacho Man were discussing ways to compete with the WWF and to get more WWF talent. What follows was comedy silver.

As part of this skit package,the WWF also parodied Larry King Live. Now,many people hate these skits,but I love 'em, So Screw The Haters!

Also, these skits led to the hilarious Geriatric  Match at WrestleMania 12.

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That's was Long,wasn't it? Well,that's all she Wrote Wrestling Fans. What are some of Your favorite Wrestling Promos?  

So, until next time, remember to Stay Gold and Resist Nazi's, Commies, and Modern Attitudes. 

Recreating Classic Matches in Old WWF Video Games

I was listening to some music from the old WWF Video Games earlier and it got me thinking - How Many Classic Matches Can You "Recreate" in those Individual Games?

So today, We're gonna find out that Answer.

Note: I'm only gonna be featuring the WWF Games from the 80s and 90s. Because 1 - I wanna keep this list from getting too damn long. And 2 - In The Modern WWE Games, Any Match can be "Recreated".  

Also, WWF Attitude will be ommited, thanks to the Roster being pretty big and it would take me a while to come up with Every Classic Match "Recreation".

Anyway, here we go

WWF Superstars (Arcade; 1989)

Note: This Game and the Next are devoid of all 1-on-1 matches and are all Tag Team Contests. Also, one Team serves as unplayable bosses, which limits your Classic  Match "Recreation".

Roster: Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, The Ultimate Warrior, The Honky Tonk Man, and The Big Boss Man. And as the Unplayable Bossess -Andre the Giant and "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase aka Mega Bucks.

Match Ups:

- The Mega Powers (Hogan and Savage) v. The Mega Bucks (Dibiase and Andre).[Player v. CPU Fight Only].

Results: Only one match is "Recreatable in this game....and it's only in Single Player Mode thanks to Mega Bucks being Unplayable Bossess. Unfortunately, the same result returns in The Next Arcade Game.

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WWF WrestleFest (Arcade; 1991)

Note: Like it's predecessor, This Game is a 2-on-2 affair. However there Is Royal Rumble Mode which Does allow for 1-on-1 matchups for a few seconds. Also, like the last game, One Team are unplayable and serve as bossess.

Roster: Crush of Demolition, Smash of Demolition, "Macho King" Randy Savage, Mr. Perfect, Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Sgt. Slaughter, Big Boss Man, Earthquake, and "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase. And As the Unplayable Bosses - The Road Warriors, Hawk and Animal aka The Legion of Doom.

Match Ups:

- Demolition (Smash and Crush) v. The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) [Player v. CPU Fight Only].

Results: Only One "Recreatable" Classic Match can be done in this game..and Team 2 is CPU Controlled. Thankfully, the Console Games and the next Arcade Title doesn't have any of the issues that this game and it's predessessor had. 

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WWF WrestleMania (NES; 1989)

Note: No Tag Mode in this game, unfortunately. Though the mode Does debut in the next game.

Roster: Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase, Andre the Giant, Bam Bam Bigelow, and The Honkey Tonk Man.

Match Ups:

- Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage

- Hulk Hogan v. Andre the Giant.

- Randy Savage v. The Honky Tonk Man.

- Randy Savage v. Ted Dibiase.

Results: 4 Matches "Recreated". A lot better than what we could accomplish with the Arcade Games.

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WWF WrestleMania Challenge (NES; 1990)

Note: This is the first WWF Game to allow you to play as a Generic Wrestler named "Yourself", which is supposed to represent the Player. Also, the Tag Team mode makes it's debut here.

Roster: Hulk Hogan, "Macho King" Randy Savage, "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase, The Ultimate Warrior, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, The Big Boss Man, Andre the Giant, and "Yourself" 

Match Ups:

- Hulk Hogan v. Andre the Giant.

- Randy Savage v. Hulk Hogan

- Randy Savage v. Jim Duggan

- Jake Roberts v. Ted Dibiase

- Hogan and Savage (Mega Powers) v. Dibiase and Andre (Mega Bucks)

- Jake Roberts v. Rick Rude.

- Jim Duggan v. Andre the Giant.

- Randy Savage v. Ted Dibiase.

- Big Boss Man v. Rick Rude.

- Ultimate Warrior v. Andre the Giant

- Ultimate Warrior v. Rick Rude

- Ultimate Warrior v. Hulk Hogan (The Ultimate Challenge)

- Ultimate Warrior v. Randy Savage (a match they'd have one year after this games release).

- Brutus Beefcake v. Randy Savage.

Results: 14 Matches "Recreated". A pretty good number compared to the previous games. Let's see how many the next game gives us.

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WWF WrestleMania - Steel Cage Challenge (NES; 1992)

Note: This game introduces the Steel Cage Mode.

Roster: Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "Million Dollar Man:"Ted DiBiase, I.R.S., Bret "Hit Man" Hart, The Undertaker, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Sid Justice, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and The Mountie.

Match Ups:

- Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage

- Hulk Hogan v. The Undertaker

- Hulk Hogan v. Sid

- Hulk Hogan v. Roddy Piper.

- Randy Savage v. Ted Dibiase

- Randy Savage v. Jake Roberts

- Randy Savage v. I.R.S.

- Ted Dibiase v. Jake Roberts

- Bret Hart v. Randy Savage.

- Bret Hart v. The Undertaker.

- Bret Hart v. Sid (steel cage match)

- Bret Hart v. Sid (1-on-1 match)

- Bret Hart v. Roddy Piper

- Bret Hart v. The Mountie .

- The Undertaker v. Jake Roberts.

- The Undertaker v. Sid.

- Roddy Piper v. The Mountie .

Results: 17 Matches "Recreated". Cool that you can "recreate" 3 matches from WrestleMania VIII.

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WWF Superstars (Game Boy; 1991)

Roster: Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, and Mr. Perfect

Match Ups:

- Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage

- Hulk Hogan v. The Ultimate Warrior.

- Randy Savage v. Ted Dibiase.

- Randy Savage v. The Ultimate Warrior.

- Mr. Petfect v. Hulk Hogan.

Results: 5 Matches "Recreated". This is due to the small roster and the lack of matches that actually happened between it's members.

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WWF Superstars 2 (Game Boy; 1992)

Note: This game also has a Steel Cage Mode. Makes sense, considering that this game is basically a cut-down port of Steel Cage Challenge.

Roster: Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, The Undertaker, Sid Justice, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and The Mountie.

Match Ups:

- Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage

- Hulk Hogan v. Sid.

- Hulk Hogan v. The Undertaker.

- Randy Savage v. Jake Roberts

- The Undertaker v. Sid.

- Jake Roberts v. The Undertaker.

Results: 6 Matches "Recreated". Given how this game is a port of Steel Cage Challenge, the Match-Ups are the same, sans the cut Wrestlers.

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WWF King of the Ring (NES and Game Boy; 1993)

Note: This game contains a Character named "You", whom you can rename and customize his stats. "You" looks like Tatanka, had he been in this game, leading to speculation that This Customisable Wrestler was indeed Tatanka at one point. Also, The Undertaker and Bam Bam Bigelow are not in the Game Boy Port.

Roster:  Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Bret "Hit Man" Hart, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon, Bam Bam Bigelow, Yokozuna, Mr. Perfect, "The Narcissist" Lex Luger, and "You" (who may or may not be a removed Tatanka). 

Match Ups:

- Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage

- Hulk Hogan v. The Undertaker (NES Only)

- Hulk Hogan v. Yokozuna.

- Randy Savage v. Yokozuna.

- Bret Hart v. Randy Savage.

- Bret Hart v. Shawn Michaels

- Bret Hart v. The Undertaker. (NES Only)

- Bret Hart. v. Bam Bam Bigelow (NES Only)

- Bret Hart v  Mr. Perfect.

- Bret Hart v. Yokozuna.

- Bret Hart v. Razor Ramon.

- The Undertaker v. Yokozuna.

- Shawn Michaels v. Razor Ramon

- Shawn Michaels v. Mr. Perfect.

- Shawn Michaels v. The Undertaker (NES Only).

- Shawn Michaels v. Hulk Hogan.

- Mr. Perfect v. Lex Luger.

- Lex Luger v. Yokozuna.

Results: 18 Matches "Recreated" in total. But if you have only the Game Boy Version, Only 14 Matches can be "Recreated". And if you wanna imagine "You" as Tatanka, you can have him fight Shawn Michaels, Lex Luger, or Bam Bam Bigelow. 

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WWF Super WrestleMania (Super NES; 1992)

Roster: Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, The Undertaker, Sid Justice, The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal), and The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon). 

Match Ups:

- Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage.

- Hulk Hogan v. The Undertaker

- Hulk Hogan v. Sid

- Hulk Hogan v. Earthquake

- Randy Savage v. Ted Dibiase

- Randy Savage v. Jake Roberts.

- Jake Roberts v. The Undertaker

- Jake Roberts v. Ted Dibiase.

- Sid v. The Undertaker.

- The Natural Disasters v. The Legion of Doom.

Results: 10 Matches "Recreated", including 2 WrestleMania VIII Matches. Not many of these Wrestlers had notable matches with each other.

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WWF Super WrestleMania (Sega Genesis; 1992)

Roster: Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, The Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango, Irwin R. Schyster aka I.R.S., "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, and Shawn Michaels.  

Match Ups:

- Hulk Hogan v. Randy Savage

- Hulk Hogan v. The Ultimate Warrior.

- Shawn Michaels v. Hulk Hogan

- Shawn Michaels v. The British Bulldog.

- Randy Savage v. I.R.S. 

- Randy Savage v. Ted Dibiase.

- Randy Savage v. The Ultimate Warrior.

- The Ultimate Warrior v. Papa Shango.

Results: 8 Matches "Recreated". Not too much, but very few of these guys had notable Matches with each other.

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WWF Royal Rumble (Super NES; 1993)

Roster: Bret "Hit Man" Hart, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, "The Bad Guy" Razor Ramon, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Crush, "The Narcissist" Lex Luger, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Yokozuna, and Tatanka. 

Match Ups:

- Bret Hart v. The Undertaker.

- Bret Hart v. Shawn Michaels.

- Bret Hart v. Razor Ramon.

- Bret Hart v. Mr. Perfect 

- Bret Hart v. Yokozuna

- Bret Hart v. Randy Savage.

- The Undertaker v. Shawn Michaels. 

- The Undertaker v. Yokozuna

- Randy Savage v. Yokozuna.

- Randy Savage v. Crush.

- Lex Luger v. Yokozuna.

- Lex Luger v. Mr. Perfect.

- Lex Luger v. Tatanka

- Ric Flair v. Bret Hart

- Ric Flair v. Randy Savage

- Ric Flair v. Shawn Michaels. 

- Ric Flair v. Mr. Perfect.

- Ric Flair and Razor Ramon v. Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect.

- Crush v. Lex Luger.

- Ted Dibiase v. Randy Savage.

- Ted Dibiase v. Razor Ramon.

- Shawn Michaels v. Mr. Perfect.

- Shawn Michaels v. Razor Ramon

- Shawn Michaels v. Tatanka

Results: 24 Matches "Recreated". The most so far. But will that change? Let's press on.

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WWF Royal Rumble (Sega Genesis; 1993)

Roster:  Bret "Hit Man" Hart, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, "The Bag Guy" Razor Ramon, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Crush,"The Narcissist" Lex Luger, Hulk Hogan, I.R.S., "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, "The Model" Rick Martel and Papa Shango. 

Match Ups:

- Bret Hart v. The Undertaker.

- Bret Hart v. Shawn Michaels

- Bret Hart v  Razor Ramon

- Bret Hart v. Randy Savage

- Bret Hart v. Papa Shango

- Shawn Michaels v. The Undertaker

- Shawn Michaels v. Hulk Hogsn

- Shawn Michaels v. Razor Ramon

- Randy Savage v. I.R.S.

- Randy Savage v. Hulk Hogan

- Randy Savage v. Crush

- Hulk Hogan v. The Undertaker

- Razor Ramon v. Rick Martel

- Jim Duggan v. Randy Savage

- Lex Luger v. Crush 

- Shawn Michaels v. Rick Martel. 

Results: 16 Matches "Recreated". Not as many as it's SNES Counterparts, though still good.

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WWF Rage in the Cage (Sega CD; 1993)

Note: Despite there being 3 Tag Teams, this game has no Tag Team Mode, which is kinda dumb.

Roster: "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Bret "Hit Man" Hart. The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Tatanka, Mr. Perfect, "The Narcissist" Lex Luger", "The Model" Rick Martel, Yokozuna, "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala, The Big Boss Man, Bam Bam Bigelow, Money Inc ("Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase and I.R.S.), The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags), and The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu).

Match Ups:

- Bret Hart v. The Undertaker.

- Bret Hart v. Shawn Michaels.

- Bret Hart v. Razor Ramon.

- Bret Hart v. Mr. Perfect 

- Bret Hart v. Yokozuna

- Bret Hart v. Randy Savage.

- The Undertaker v. Shawn Michaels. 

- The Undertaker v. Yokozuna

- Randy Savage v. Yokozuna.

- Randy Savage v. Crush.

- Lex Luger v. Yokozuna.

- Lex Luger v. Mr. Perfect.

- Lex Luger v. Tatanka

- Lex Luger.v. Crush

- Ted Dibiase v. Randy Savage.

- Ted Dibiase v. Razor Ramon.

- Shawn Michaels v. Mr. Perfect.

- Shawn Michaels v. Razor Ramon

- Randy Savage v. I.R.S.

- Big Boss Man. v. Mr. Perfect

- Big Boss Man v. I.R.S. 

- Kamala v. The Undertaker

- Razor Ramon v. Rick Martel

- Tatanka v. I.R.S. 

- Tatanka v. Shawn Michaels. 

- Tatanka v. Bam Bam Bigelow 

- Bam Bam Bigelow v. Bret Hart

- Rick Martel v. Shawn Michaels. 

Results: 28 Matches "Recreated". The lack of a Tag Team mode makes any match with the Headshrinkers and Nasty Boys impossible to "Recreate". Though Money Inc. still has singles matches. Still, 28 Matches is pretty big. 

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WWF RAW (Super NES and Sega Genesis; 1994)

Roster: Bret "Hit Man" Hart, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michales, The Undertaker, "The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon, "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel, "The Beast of the East" Bam Bam Bigelow, The 1.2.3. Kid, "The Rocket" Owen Hart, Yokozuna, "Made in the U.S.A." Lex Luger, Doink, and Luna Vachon.

Match Ups:

- Bret Hart v Shawn Michaels.

- Bret Hart v. The Undertaker

- Bret Hart v. Bam Bam Bigelow

- Bret Hart v. Yokozuna

- Bret Hart v. Razor Ramon

- Bret Hart v. Owen Hart

- Bret Hart v. Diesel

- Bret Hart v. The 1.2.3. Kid.

- Bret Hart v. Doink

- Shawn Michaels v. Razor Ramon

- Shawn Michaels v Diesel

- Shawn Michaels v. Owen Hart

- Shawn Michaels v. The Undertaker.

- The Undertaker v. Diesel

- The Undertaker v. Yokozuna

- Razor Ramon v. Diesel

- Razor Ramon v. Owen Hart

- Razor Ramon v. The 1.2 3. Kid.

- Diesel v. Owen Hart

- The 2 Dudes with Attitudes (Michaels and Diesel) v. Owen Hart and Yokozuna.

- Diesel v. Bam Bam Bigelow

- Bam Bam Bigelow v. Doink

- Owen Hart v. The 1.2.3. Kid 

- Lex Luger v Yokozuna

Results: 24 Matches "Recreated". Not as much as Rage in the Cage, but still great. Expect repeat match-ups for the next game.

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WWF WrestleMania - The Arcade Game (Arcade, Super NES, Sega Genesis, and Sony Playstation; 1995)

Note: Due to incompetence and laziness by the porters, Bam Bam Bigelow and Yokozuna were omitted from the Super MES version.

Roster: Bret "Hit Man" Hart, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shaen Michales, The Undertaker, "The Bad Guy, Razor Ramon, "The Beast of the East" Bam Bam Bigelow, The 1.2.3. Kid, Yokozuna, "Made in the U.S.A." Lex Luger, And Doink.

Match Ups:

- Bret Hart v Shawn Michaels.

- Bret Hart v. The Undertaker

- Bret Hart v. Bam Bam Bigelow (Arcade, Genesis and Playstation Only)

- Bret Hart v. Yokozuna (Arcade, Genesis and Playstation Only)

- Bret Hart v. Razor Ramon

- Bret Hart v. Doink

- Shawn Michaels v. Razor Ramon

- Shawn Michaels v. The Undertaker.

- The Undertaker v. Yokozuna (Arcade, Genesis and Playstation Only)

- Bam Bam Bigelow v. Doink (Arcade, Genesis and Playstation Only)

- Lex Luger v Yokozuna (Arcade, Genesis and Playstation Only)

Results: 11 Matches "Recreated" in Total. However, if you were playing the SNES Version, You'll only able to "Recreate" 6. 

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WWF In Your House (Sony Playstation and Sega Saturn; 1996)

Roster: Bret "Hit Man Hart, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Vader, "The King of Harts" Owen Hart, Ahmed Johnson, Goldust, and The Ultimate Warrior.

Match Ups:

- Bret Hart v Shawn Michaels.

- Bret Hart v. The Undertaker

- Bret Hart v. Owen Hart

- Bret Hart v. The British Bulldog

- Bret Hart v. Vader

- Bret Hart v. Hunter Hearst Helmsley  

- Shawn Michaels v. Owen Hart

- Shawn Michaels v. The Undertaker. 

- Shawn Michaels v. Vader

- Shawn Michaels v. Goldust

- Shawn Michaels v. British Bulldog

- The Undertaker v. Goldust

- The Undertaker v. Hunter Hearst Helmsley

- Ahmed Johnson v. Goldust

- Ahmed Johnson v. The British Bulldog 

- Vader v. Goldust

- Goldust v. Hunter Hearst Helmsley 

- Goldust v. The Ultimate Warrior 

- Owen Hart v. The British Bulldog 

- Owen Hart v. Hunter Hearst Helmsley 

Results: 20 Matches "Recreated". Most of these matches will be carried over to the next game. 

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WWF War Zone (Sony Playstation and N64; 1998)

Note:  This is the first WWF Game that features a Create-a-Wrestler, where you can make wrestlers that are not in the game like Vader, Jeff Jarrett, and "Marvelous" Marc Mero. So, to keep this list from getting too long I will only be listing matches that you can "recreate" using the Actual In-Game Roster.

Roster: Bret "Hit Man" Hart, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, "The Black Hart" Owen Hart, "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, Goldust, Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, Mankind, The Undertaker, Kane, D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Hunter Hearst Helmsley), The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher), The Nation of Domination (Rocky Miavia and Farooq), Cactus Jack (Unlockable Character), and Dude Love (Unlockable Character).

Match Ups:

- Bret Hart v Shawn Michaels.

- Bret Hart v. The Undertaker

- Bret Hart v. Owen Hart

- Bret Hart v. The British Bulldog

- Bret Hart v. Steve Austin

- Bret Hart v. Hunter Hearst Helmsley  

- Shawn Michaels v. Owen Hart

- Shawn Michaels v. The Undertaker. 

- Shawn Michaels v. Steve Austin

- Shawn Michaels v. Goldust

- Shawn Michaels v. British Bulldog

- The Undertaker v. Goldust

- The Undertaker v. Hunter Hearst Helmsley

- Ahmed Johnson v. Goldust

- Ahmed Johnson v. Farooq 

- Ahmed Johnson v. The British Bulldog 

- Goldust v. Hunter Hearst Helmsley 

- Steve Austin v. Owen Hart

- Steve Austin v. The Undertaker 

- Steve Austin v. The Rock 

- Steve Austin and Dude Love v. Owen Hart and The British Bulldog  

- Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels v. Owen Hart and The British Bulldog 

- D-X v. The Hart Foundation 2.0.

- Ken Shamrock v. Shawn Michaels

- Ken Shamrock v. The British Bulldog

- Ken Shamrock v. The Rock 

- Ken Shamrock v. Owen Hart 

- Hunter Hearst Helmsley v. Cactus Jack

- Hunter Hearst Helmsley v. The Rock 

- Mankind v. The Undertaker

- Mankind v. Hunter Hearst Helmsley

- Mankind v. Shawn Michaels

- Mankind v. The Rock

- Mankind v. Kane

- Kane v. The Undertaker

- The Rock v. The Undertaker

- The Rock v. Owen Hart 

- Owen Hart v. Hunter Hearst Helmsley

- Owen Hart v. The British Bulldog 

- Farooq v. The Undertaker  

Results: 40 Matches "Recreated".The Largest so far. There would've been a lot more had I included Custom Wrestlers,but as I stated earlier, I didn't wanna make this list too long. I won't be doing the rest of the Games, for obvious reasons. So, War Zone is the end of the line.   

That was kinda fun. Hope everyone enjoyed. So, until next time, Punch Nazi's, Kick Commies, Resist Modern Attitudes, and Stay Gold.

Wrestle Fest - What If Disney Bought WCW?

As we all know, In March of 2001, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was bought by Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE). And since then, WCW's Legacy lives on within the WWE.

But what if...What If, destiny did NOT favor The McMahons? What if Another Company Swooped in and bought WCW instead, completely blindsiding McMahon and the WWF? And that company is..

The Walt Disney Company!!!!

This is The What If Scenario, Where The House of Mouse bought The WCW in 2001. And unlike my other 2 What-If Scenarios, This one has 3 Endings. 

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Chapter 1 - An Altered Destiny

Note: The Following Events Are an Aternative Reality version of Actual Events. Please remember this when reading. Thank You.

In 2001, WCW's President, Brad Segal has just ended all WCW shows on The Turner Networks, as a result, Fucient Media Ventures backed out of financing Eric Bischoff's plan to buy the company.

Enter Vince McMahon, who was prepared to purchase WCW and merge it into the WWF, However, he got completely blindsided by Michael Eisner and Disney, who beat McMahon to the punch and purchased WCW. 

For the Big Contracts of the Top Stars, Disney successfully haggled for a better deal. So, The Big Names don't get paid as much as they were under Turner, though they Are treated with respect and dignity.

Anyway, McMahon was furious, but decided to bide his time, seeing Disney as a strong business rival, but one who may fail at the Wrestling Business. He addresses the buyout on the night of the purchase on RAW in March of 2001. 

It's worth noting that with Disney's Eisner now in charge, instead of WWF's McMahon, Jeff Jarrett never gets fired, thus TNA Wrestling never exists...at least, not at This point in time anyway.

The Shocking News of Disney's purchase of WCW spread. Some were excited by the news, others were skeptical, other were angry. But no matter what the attitude, The Walt Disney Company now owned The #2 Wrestling Company in the World.           

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Chapter 2 - Disney's WCW

Before anything Truly begins at Disney's WCW, The House of Mouse lays out some Ground Rules for the Superstars and Creative.

1 - No Strong Profanities. Anyone using such Language On-Air will not only be Censored, but will Also be Fined up to $100. Minor curses can be used without issue though 

2 - If You Gotta Bleed, Bleed Naturally. No Blading Allowed! Blading will cost a $1,000 fine.

3 - No Sexual Stuff during Work Hours. Doing so will cost a $2,000 fine. Romance is fine though.

4 - Any Lady (or Dude) who goes into Adult Media (like posing for adult magazines), Will Be Suspended for 60 Days.

5 - No Narcotics, Smoking, or Heavy Drinking on Company Time. A fine of $500 will be levied against those who do. Light Drinking is fine. In addition, Narco Users Must attend Mandatory Drug Rehab, failure to do so will lead to a 60 Day Suspension 

And 6 - No Unauthorized Rowdy Stuff Backstage. Those involved will be fined $500 each.

The Rules received mixed reactions from the Wrestlers and Creative themselves. Some like Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner despised them While others like Sting and Jeff Jarrett thought they were fair. 

Anyway, now that the Rules have been established. Time to find out What Disney will be doing to the Shows.

First is Monday Nitro. Nitro will air exclusively on ESPN on Monday Nights at 8pm. To cater to the ESPN Audience, who view Professional Wrestling as Fake and Dumb, Eisner and Disney would make Nitro a More Serious and More Mature Show that focuses mostly on the In-Ring Product. Nitro will remain a 2-Hour Show. 

Next is Thunder. Thunder will be moved to Saturday Afternoons at 1pm on ABC and will be a Fun Family Show, in contrast to Monday Nitro on ESPN. Thunder will have Family Friendly Weekly Stories, but still deliver on the In-Ring Action. To save on the budget, Disney will scale back Thunder from 2 Hours to 1-Hour. 

And Finally there's WorldWide, which will be a 1 Hour Recap Show. Like it always has been.

And Now, The Roster. The Roster itself will be split between the 2 Main Shows. Top Stars like Sting, Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Nash, Booker T, Scott Steiner, DDP, and Goldberg, As well as Mid-Tier Talent like Rey Mysterio Jr., Konnan, Buff Bagwell, Dustin Rhodes, Stevie Ray, Ernest Miller, and Curt Hennig will be Exclusive to Nitro.

While the Low-Tier Talent will be Relegated to Thunder. So they'll need to adapt to a more Family Friendly Programing.  

As for the Commentary Teams - Tony Schiavone and Scott Hudson would be the Color Commentators for Nitro. And doing Commentary for for Thunder will be Mike Taney and Mark Madden. And Mike Taney and Scott Hudson would host Worldwide. 

Next is the Various Divisions. Disney would cut 2 divisions - The Hardcore and Cruiserweight Tag. While reviving the Women's division. And, speaking of, that division will just be Pure Wrestling, no Sexual Crap, No Fluff, just Talented Women Wrestlers Battling in the Ring. 

The Cruiserweight Division would be Exclusive to Thunder, while the Womens Division would be Nitro Only.  

To save Money, The Pay Per Views would be cut down to just 6 a Year and most will have a "Big Sports" feel. Disney would also have Starcade rival the Super Bowl in terms of Excitement, Pomp, Ceremony, and Anticipation. Disney's Starcade would also have Musical Performances and Special Guests. A bigger specticle than when Turner owed it.

Whether or not the first WCW PPV under Disney would've been "The Big Bang" is unknown. Same goes for keeping Eric Bischoff. Or even rehiring Hulk Hogan for that matter.

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Chapter 3 - What's Happenin' In The WWF?!

With WCW Still in play as a Rival, this time owned by a Bigger Company than Turner, Vince McMahon and the WWF are forced to bring his A-Game to Every Show (TV, House,and PPV). Meaning, they Can't afford to slack off, as they kinda did in Our Reality. So, The WWF gains more ratings and fans, because of this.  

The buyout was even constantly made fun of on-air by WWF's Commentators and Superstars.

Now, what about the 2001 Invasion? does That still happen now that WCW is still alive and Still a rival? The answer is - Yup! The Invasion Still happens, only it's WWF v. ECW, instead of WWF v. a WCW/ECW Alliance. Also, the Invasion plays out almost exactly like it did in Our Reality. 

So, despite Disney buying WCW in this Alt-Reality, The WWF Still buys ECW. So, yeah...

Anyway, the ECW Team at Survivor Series is the same as Our Universe's Alliance Team, except Tommy Dreamer replaces Booker T. And like in Our Reality, Team WWF Wins. 

After that, everything happens as it did in Our Reality, except the WWF keeps pushing out their A-Game, thus keeping their product in strong condition. 

And so, The Monday Night Wars Continue..

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Chapter 4 - Fortunes and Failures 

When news of Disney's Buyout of WCW spread, there were mixed emotions among the Wrestling Fandom. 

Some became scared, some were sceptical, while others were pissed. And then there was the "At Least They Can't Get Any Worse" crowd. 

There were also a small amount of vocal fans that were excited.

But no one were as thrilled as the WWF fans were. See, if Disney was a success, then The WWF would need to bring their A-Game all of the time, thus giving the Fans a consistantly good product. And if Disney Failed - Then Victory for The WWF!

A Win-Win for the WWF Fandom.

Reguardless of these attitudes, with Disney at the helm, WCW found a fresh creative energy. 

Now, what they would've done is unclear, but it's likely that a bit of the Disney Brand would've been infused into the Product.

Fears and frustration within the WCW's fandom subsided as they witnessed the Product first hand. Though a handful of fans were still upset, so they permanently jumped ship to the WWF.

Disney's WCW grossed $2 - 3 Million per PPV and garnered 2 Million+ in ratings each week for their shows. All thanks to the Creative, as well as the In-Ring Product and Star Power.

With TV Ratings good and PPV Buyouts great, Disney was very pleased with WCW and it's Wrestlers.

With Monday Nitro doing great on ESPN, the Monday Night Wars heat up. And Wrestling fans were eating good.

But...not Everything was a Magical Dream. Due to Disney's New Rules, an exodeus took place, where many WCW Wrestlers jumped ship to the WWF, starting in Late-2001/Early-2002.

The first was "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who simply recieved a better offer from Vince McMahon. So he resigned from WCW and returned to the WWF in Late-November.

"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner was the next, feeling like he was "being censored by the Mouse: Then in 2002, The Outsiders, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, turned in their Resignation Papers and 2 Months Later, returned to the WWF, alongside Hollywood Hulk Hogan.

Others followed, most joined the WWF, while a small handfull joined the Independent Wrestling Circuit. 

But, it wasn't Just the New Rules that were the reason for the ship jumping. There was also the Budget Cuts, which began in Mid-2002, where Disney cut some of the WCW Talent who they considered to be "Not That Essential".

Overall, Sting and Jeff Jarrett were the Only 2 Main Event Wrestlers that stayed with Disney.

Disney soon found itself lacking in Superstar Power and many of the guys (and gals) they brought in just Couldn't Go The Distance and flopped as Main Event Stars.

While Nitro's ratings were at a Consistant 2 - 2.5 Million, Thunder wasn't so lucky.

While Numbers were great in the beginning, starting in 2002, they consistantly took a dive. 

In 2001, Thunder was at 2 Million, then by 2002, ratings dropped to 1 Million. And in 2003, Thunder's ratings were at 500,000. Then at 100,000 in 2004. 50,000 in 2005, and finally at 10,000 in 2006. 

These low ratings forced Disney to can Thunder in Mid-3006.

And while WCW Thunder was sinking, it's Rival Show, WWF Smackdown! grew even more popular.

Back to the Budget Cuts. The Roster wasn't the Only thing effected... the Shows were too.

Starting in 2003, Disney cut production costs for it's TV Shows. Then, in 2005, cuts to the  Cruiserweight Division happened. And in 2006, Disney canned that division entirely once Thunder was Canceled.

Then In 2007, Disney makes cuts to the Womens Division. In 2008, the Women's Division is scrapped.

Thanks to the WWF constantly bringing their A-Game to the Masses, they garnered Even More Ratings for their Shows and Bigger Buyouts from their PPVs.

While Nitro's ratings were constantly at 2 - 2.5 Million, RAW's was at 3 - 4 Million. WWF was once again beating WCW in the Monday Night Wars.

Many fans saw WCW as fun, but not as cool as the WWF (the WWE starting in 2002). So, by 2004/2005, many Wrestling Fans abandoned WCW and became Full-Time WWF/WWE fans.

Then it Finally happened, in 2007, Nitro's ratings declined thanks to some Fans permanently switching to RAW.

Nitro went from 2.5 Million Viewes to 1 Million by 2007. And by 2008, to save money, Disney cut Nitro from 2-Hours to 1-Hour. Meanwhile, their PPV Buyouts started shrinking in 2006. And by 2008, Disney was averaging about 80,000 - 100,000 per PPV. 

Also, starting in 2005, Nitro, which was Live since 2001, began doing Pre-Recorded shows. All part of their Budget Cuts. And for the record, Thunder was Always a Pre-Recorded Show.

But that wasn't all. There were also Internal Issues between Disney and the WCW People, which included Wrestlers and the Creative.

The Creative wanted to push things the way WWF/WWE was, but Disney wouldn't give. As for the Wrestlers, even though their pay was still good, their schedule was still good, and their benefits were okay, they wanted more creative freedom and a big pay raise.

Again, Disney initially refused, but a compromise was made and so was a deal. The Wrestlers all were granted creative freedom, as long as they follow Disney's rules. And they managed to get a small pay raise, not the big ones that they were hoping for.

Those Wrestlers who were fed up with Disney's rules, jumped ship to the WWF/WWE or to an Indy Promotion.

As for the Creative? They got jack and some even left the company. Though the ones that stayed got monthly bonus'.

Then in 2009, With a Lower Budget, Wrestlers who begrudgingly had to follow Disney's Rules, Low Ratings, Weak PPV Buy Rates, Yearly Budget Cuts, and Lack of Strong Star Power (besides Sting and Jarrett), Disney's WCW began struggling. 

And finally in 2010....

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Chapter 5 - The Split Path 

In 2010, 1 of 3 Things Happen.

1 - Disney finds a way to save WCW and it thrives for another decade, and thus, The Monday Night Wars Continue...for a while longer, at least.

2 - Disney fails to save WCW in the long term and is forced to shut it down. Vince McMahon convinces Bob Iger to sell WCW to the WWE. And so he does. This scenario leads to Jeff Jerrett and Sting leaving to form TNA Wrestling in 2011/2012.

And 3 - Bob Iger gets tired of Professional Wrestling and just simply sells WCW to Vince McMahon and the WWE. Jeff Jarrett and Sting don't go to the WWE in this scenario either, instead, they form TNA Wrestling in 2011/2012.

The latter 2 scenarios are the most likely to happen in this Alt-Reality. Either way, these 2 scenarios see the Monday Night Wars Finally end.

As for Why Double J and the Stinger don't join The WWE? Well, Vince McMahon Did offer them lucrative contracts, but they refused on the grounds that they had plans on continuing WCW's Legacy elsewhere.

Anyway, In scenario 2 and 3, the WWE gets a 2nd invasion storyline in 2010, this time it's WWE vs.WCW and things play out much better than how it did in Our Reality back in 2001. That's because, most of WCW's Key Players managed to take part.

Sidenote - Once TNA Wrestling is Formed the company does Not Engage in a 2nd Monday Night War with the WWE, instead opting to air their Show on Saturday Nights.

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And there ya have it - A Reality where Disney bought WCW in 2001, instead of the WWF. It's Interesting to say the least.

So, until next time, Punch Nazis, Kick Commies, Resist Modern Attitudes, and Stay Gold. 

A Wrestle Fest Presentation - What If Bret Hart Stayed With the WWF in 1997?

Bret "The Hitman" Hart, a man who exemplified excellence. One of the greatest Wrestlers to ever step goot in the Squared Circle. His super technical style and cool attitude made him a hit with the fans. He's a multi-time champion and has main-evented WrestleMania 3x., was the Leader of WWF's the New Generation, Was crowned King of the Ring Twice, and ihad some of the best feuds in Wrestling.

Sadly, due to early injuries, Bret was forced to retire in 2002.    

Now, as we all know, Bret Hart jumped ship to WCW in November of 1997, due to a failed contract re-negotiations with the WWF. 

But..what if Hart and McMahon came to an agreement. What if The Hitman Didn't jump ship to the competition. What would Bret Hart's career be like had he stayed with the WWF? Well... let's find out. This is MY Personal take on the What-If Scenario of Bret Hart in the World Wrestling Federation past 1997. 

Disclaimer/Note: The Majority of Angles and Feuds in WWF that happened in Our Reality, still happen in this Alternate One.,except now, Bret Hart, The British Bulldog, and later, Owen Hart. are involved. Now that we cleared That up, let's get started. 

Chapter 1 - The Alternate Course

In late-spring of 1997, due to financial issues, The Federation couldn't honor the big pay in Bret Hart's contract. So, it was agreed that he would go to WCW to make more money. Bret never really wanted to go and even wanted to renegotiate his contract with the WWF, but Vince McMahon wouldn't budge and Bret was forced to sign with WCW.   

Well..in This New Reality, Vince McMahon allows Bret to renegotiate his contract and they make a deal. Because of this, The Hitman never signs with WCW and remains in the WWF. 

For the most part everything in 1997 goes on as as normal,even the Montreal Screwjob. That's right, despite Bret remaining with the WWF, the Infamous event Does still happen. Only in This reality, it's part of a feud He'll have with Vince McMahon.   

As you're all well aware that in Our Reality, at the Survivor Series, the initial plan for the WWF Championship match was that Bret was gonna win the match by DQ via a run-in, but Shawn Michaels forced McMahon to change things behind the Hitman's back, thus The Montreal Screwjob.

Well, that all happens in This Alt-Reality, except it's all part of a big work to re-ignite the feud between Bret Hart and Vince McMahon. and Bret is informed about the changed finish at the last minute, but is promised that he'll get the title back before WrestleMania 14, the next year. 

Bret doesn't like it and is furious with McMahon for not telling him earlier, but agrees to go though with it.   

Note: With Bret Hart remaining with the WWF, The British Bulldog and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart do to. So, they never go to WCW and get wasted...and in The Bulldog's case, badly injured. Plus, Owen Hart never becomes the "Black Hart" OR Joins the Nation of Domination.

The Montreal Screwjob happens and Bret resumes his feud with Vince McMahon. The next night, Bret takes aim at Corporate America, while praising Corporate Canada for having more oversight and limitations than their American Counterparts. He also blames Corporate America for the Country's moral decay and declares War on it. He then promises to eradicate that "Rotten Corporate Scumbag" Vince McMahon, owner of the WWF.

While, The Hitman reaffirmed his hatred Corporate America, Vince McMahon defends it. He also defends his actions at the Survivor Series, stating that he didn't think Bret was worthy or fit to represent the WWF in the New Era. 

This all leads to a backstage altercation between The Hitman and The WWF's Head Hancho. After heated words, Hart beats up McMahon,which leads to him getting suspended for a month. 

Other than this, November and December go on as it was in Our Reality.

At In Your House: D-Generation-X, Own Hart and The British Bulldog face the New Age Outlaws for the WWF Tag Team Championships, along with the Legion of Doom and The Godwinns, making the match a Fatal 4-Way.  Other than this change, the event goes on as normal.

Note: In Our Reality it was just the Outlaws and LOD. 

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Chapter 2 - Into the Sunset.  

January '98 goes on as normal, except for the Hart / McMahon feud and the Royal Rumble. 

At the Royal Rumble in This Alt-Reality, The British Bulldog is in the Royal Rumble match, replacing Tom Brandi. And Bret Hart fights Vince McMahon's hand picked fighter, Tiger Ali Singh at the event, replacing the Mini Wrestlers on the card, which is moved to the next night on RAW.

The feud between Hart and McMahon ends with the Hitman winning. 

As part of a stipulation from his match with Tiger Ali Singh at the Royal Rumble, Bret Hart is granted a WWF Title Shot against Shawn Michaels on the first RAW in February. During that episode, Hart challenges Michaels to a Quebec Rules Match.  BTW, had Bret lost his match at the Rumble, he would've been forced to retire.

Note: For those Not in the know a Quebec Rules wrestling match, popularized by WWF's The Quebecers in 1993, are unique stipulations where the championship can change hands on a disqualification or count-out, and specific high-risk moves like piledrivers, top-rope attacks, and throwing opponents over the top rope are illegal, leading to a DQ or title loss. 

Anyway, thanks to Chyna, Bret wins the match by DQ and the Hart Foundation keeps D-X at bay, Bret is now a WWF Champ for the 6th Time.  

Note: This was the Only type of match Michaels would allow Bret to beat him in. Also, He was suffering from back problems, so this match not only protected his mega ego, but also his back. It's also worth noting that Michaels took a big bribe to let Hart win. McMahon offered Half of his Own Weekly Salary as a Bonus...for a Whole Month.   

In Your House: No Way Out of Texas goes on as normal, except there are 2 changes. 1 - Bret defends his title successfully against Goldust. And The British Bulldog and Jim "Anvil" Neidhart battling Jose Estrada Jr. and Miguel Perez of Los Boricuas.

Note: In this Alt-Reality, The Bret / Goldust Match replaces Taka Michinoku / Pantera and The Buldog and Anvil / Los Boricuas Match replaces The Godwinns / Quebecers.     

Anyway, The Build for WrestleMania XIV is different in this Alt-Reality too, with Bret Hart, as the Champion renewing his rivalry with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Mike Tyson is thrown into the mix, whom Bret dislikes as a person and whom Stone Cold just hates for invading the Wrestling World.

Plus, Shawn Michaels and the British Bulldog restart their feud.

At this Alt-Reality version of WrestleMania XIV, it's a Double Main Event. First it's "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith taking on Shawn Michaels in a grudge match. Then in Main Event #2 it's "Stone Cold" Steve Austin taking on Bret "Hitman" Hart for the World Wrestling Federation Championship. With "Iron" Mike Tyson being the Special Enforcer.

Shawn Michaels defeats the Bulldog and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeats Bret Hart in a clean finish and becomes the WWF Champion.  Bret shows some post-match sportsmanship by handing the belt over to Austin and then applauding him as he leaves the ring.

At a Post-WrestleMania press event, Bret decides to take a hiatus from Wrestling to rest and be with his family. He then officially passes the torch to Austin, as the new face of the Company.  

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Chapter 3 - Meanwhile, Back in Dubya-Cee-Dubya!!

Without Bret Hart, the WCW signs on a Hot New Talent from the WCW PowerPlant (remember that?). Replacing Jim Neidhart and The British Bulldog is a fresh New Tag Team (again, straight from the powerplant.).

The Names of these 3 men are unimportant,but in This Alt-Reality,they'll be filling the same rolls as Bret, Jim, and Davy did.

The 3 Talents would have varying success in the Company,with the Tag Team becoming jobbers in late-98. Plus, one of.the Tag Team Members gets a bad back injury at Fall Brawl '98, when he was slammed on the Warrior's Trap Door....Just like how The Bulldog was in This Reality.

The Singles Dude wins the TV Title, the US Title, The Tag Team Titles (with Goldberg) and The WCW Championship. Sadly, like with Bret in This Reality, suffers a near-career ending injury at the hands of Goldberg at Starrcade '99 in a match for the WCW Championship.

Unlike Bret, though, The Singles Dude sticks around until the Summer of 2000, where he was fired due to budget cuts and inability to preform. 

WCW Still goes under in March of 2001, so that hasn't changed.          

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Chapter 4 - Hart Family Fortunes 

After WrestleMania XIV things go on as it was in This Reality, except The British Bulldog is still working for the Company and is an occasional Tag Partner for Owen Hart, replacing Jeff Jarrett,who was Owen's partner in Our Reality.

Owen Never becomes the Black Hart or joins the Nation of Domination in This Alt-Reality, as stated earlier. As for Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, he became a commentator for the Weekend Shows, like Heat and Shotgun Saturday Night. Owen and and the Bulldog resume their Anti-American shtick, this time against American Culture and how perverted it has become. They eventually form an alliance with Right to Censor in Late-1999.

Also, due Bret being there, Owen and the Bulldog were allowed to renegotiate Their contracts for a bit more creative freedom with their characters and booking...which They get. This allows Owen to opt out of doing that infamous stunt at the 1999 Over The Edge PPV, which resulted in his death.  

So, Owen lives. He Also becomes the 1999 King of the Ring in This Alt-Reality, replacing Billy Gunn, who won the Crown in Ours. 

Also, with Bret and Bulldog in the WWF, they never sustain Their respective severe injuries they got in WCW, so It's all good.

Bret would make speratic apprentices throughout '98, '99, and 2000, including at SummerSlam '99, where he served as the Special Referee in the WWF Title match between Mankind, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and Triple H, replacing Jessie "the Body" Ventura in this Alt-Universe.

Sometime in 2000, Owen's contract was coming up, and after serious thought and consolation with his Family, He decided not to renew it. Once his contract expired, Owen left Wrestling to pursue a career as a Fireman, a dream he had since he was a boy. 

In This Alt-Reality, Owen Hart gets the Happy Ending he deserved.  

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Chapter 5 - The Hitman Joins the War

Bret Hart returned on an October 2001 edition of RAW, right in the middle of the the Invasion. In his promo, Bret talks about his career, blasts the entire McMahon Family, but re-affirms his loyalty to the WWF. He then offers to Coach Team WWF to prep them for the high stakes Survivor Series Match. 

Vince McMahon confronts Bret, and after some words, agrees to let him Coach the WWF Team. Meanwhile, Shane McMahon elects himself as the Coach of the WCW/ECW Alliance Team. And because of that, he can't participate in the match itself, so in his place he selects Tommy Dreamer of ECW.

Note: In Our Reality, Shane was part of the Alliance Team as a Wrestler, In this Alt-Reality, however, He's just the Coach and in his spot - Tommy Dreamer. 

Anyway, as part of the Training, Bret takes Team WWF into the Legendary Hart Dungeon. This brings out the potential in each of the Superstars.

Note: The WWF Team is Still made up of The Rock, The Undertaker, Kane, Chris Jericho, and The Big Show. So, no change there. 

At The 2001 Survivor Series, Bret and Shane get into an altercation during the Match, so both men are ejected from Ringside. Other than this, all goes as it did in This Reality.

After the Survivor Series, Bret Hart begins a feud with Shane McMahon, who he fights at Vengeance in December....and Wins.  

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Chapter 6 - Hitman 2k

At the 2002 Royal Rumble, Bret Hart enteres the Match itself as a surprise entrant, but fails to win it. Soon after, Bret announces his Full-Time return as an active wrestler. 

From there, Bret's career would begin to revitalize, thanks to great matches with Kurt Angle, The Undertaker, Kane, Triple H, Chris Jericho, and The Rock. And in both 2003 and 2004, He battles the Ruthless Aggression's Main Players - Batista, Edge, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, And John Cena. 

Also in 2004, Bret renews his rivalry with Hulk Hogan and in 2005, his rivalry with Shawn Michaels. In Late 2005, Bret sustains a near-career ending injury at the hands of Brock Lesnar. Thanks to this, Bret is forced to take a long hiatus from Wrestling. 

In 2006, Bret is inducted into the WWF (Now WWE) Hall of Fame. In Early-2007, Bret returns to the Company, but announces that, thanks to the lasting effects of the injuries he sustained by Brock Lesnar, he is forced to into being a Part-Timer.. Later in the Year, he reconciles with Shawn Michaels in 2007...Years Earlier than he did in Our Reality.

Even as a Part-Timer, Bret continued to have good matches, including ones with The Miz, William Regal, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, and The Big Show. He even becomes U.S. Champion during that time (Twice!!).

He even helps guide the Carrers of His Niece Natalya, as well as Tyson Kidd.

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Chapter 7 - The Living Legend. 

Still unable to fully recover from his injuries, Bret Hart announces his retirement in Late-2010, but wants one more match before he "Rides off into The Sunset". He chooses John Cena as his Final Opponent.

The 2 meet at TLC in the Main Event, with Cena winning. After the match, Cena and Hart shake hands and bro-hug. 

Note: In Our Reality, The Main Event at TLC was a Chairs Match between John Cena and Wade Barret. 

The next night on Raw is a celebration of Bret Hart and his career. Bret gives his farewell speech and leaves the arena to a thunderous pop. 

After all of the ceremony and pomp, Bret returns to Calgary to enjoy the rest of his life, alongside his family...including His Brother, Owen and Brother-in-Law, "British Bulldog" Davey Smith, who in This Alt-Reality, are still alive and well. 

And the Wrestling World will Always remember Bret "Hitman" Hart as a True Living Legend. 

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Well, This took me longer than expected, but it's Finally done. This has been My Personal Scenario of what it would've been like if Bret Stayed with the WWF, instead of jumping ship to WCW. What a difference, huh?

So, Until Next Time, Punch Nazis, Kick Commies, Resist Modern Attitudes, and Stay Gold.