I don't quite know what to title this thread, so maybe it can be renamed with something more appropriate if someone comes up with a superior option.

It isn't about creating a fantasy gimmick for a wrestler, although go for it if you like, but more about gimmicks/names that could've been. I'll try to explain.

On a recent Between the Sheets podcast, David Bixenspan suggested that they should have called the post-SummerSlam house show Bossman/Mountie cage matches Cell Block matches and it got me thinking about how much I love when match types are specifically named for a gimmick. I think adding the nightstick and shock stick on a pole on opposite corners of the ring would've made it different enough from a normal cage match to give the name extra credence. You had stuff like a No DQ match being a Chicago Street Fight if the Road Warriors/LOD were involved or Harlem Street Fight with Bad News Brown or Boot Camp/Desert Storm with Slaughter/Iraqi Slaughter involved. Anyone got any fun suggestions of what other gimmick specific names could have been to suit gimmicks/characters?

Or specific gimmick matches that could have been created? I don't know what it would've been, but Doink could have had a Funhouse match. I am a bit surprised there never ran a Million $ Match with DiBiase putting $1m on the line if his opponent could beat him. I can't imagine Starrcade 1984 being the Million $ Challenge would've put the WWF off.

I also got to thinking about the Adam Bomb thread and how he didn't really have any gimmick specific stuff. It really wouldn't have worked, but I can picture the idea of excessive exposure to him making his opponent radioactive and Wippleman waving a Geiger counter over a jobber post-match. Anyone got any suggestions for props/weapons/names/match types to go along with characters?

Interview segments in WWF history included Piper's Pit, Blackjack's BBQ, Missy's Manor, The Snake Pit, The Brother Love Show, The Funeral Parlor, The Barbershop, The King's Court and The Heartbreak Hotel. I can picture Honky hosting one in the late 80s, which could've actually been called Heartbreak Hotel before HBK ever used it. Bossman could've had one called The Cell Block, like the cage name idea. Any other suggestions for what interview segment names would be for other gimmicks?

We've all heard of the idea of teaming Undertaker and I.R.S. as Death & Taxes, which feels like it could've happened if Underfaker stuck around, but that was the most clear one-and-done gimmick idea ever. While they wouldn't have been a great team, Valentine & Neidhart as Hammer & Anvil is a perfect team name. You've got the idea of Texas Tornado teaming with the Natural Disasters. What other disasters were gimmicks? The Hurricane a decade later. Quake did become Avalanche. Ta-Gar Lord of the Volcano I guess? I can now picture Vince making a big guy called Volcano who loses his temper and Vince is all "HE'S GONNA ERRRUUPPPTTT!!!". Of course we have the greatest team that never was, Double A, Double J, they're Double Trouble. Jake and Steamboat as Snake & Dragon bringing out Damien and the Komodo would've been cool.

If you wanted to push Warlord towards a title shot, you could show clips of his wins week-on-week and call it The War Path. Or maybe something better.

Hopefully you get the idea.

Get cracking. Let me hear those suggestions.

Adam Bomb did have the welding goggles and weird contacts but I see what you're getting at. A Geiger counter would have been great.

Papa Shango's Voodoo Lounge, probably too much like the Funeral Parlor for it to get any legs.

British Bulldogs and JYD forming a six man team, of course the Ultimate Warrior, Kerry Von Erich and LOD forming the Warriors was so cool. Rick Rude and Rick Martel as Ravishing Arrogance?

I can see myself very much enjoying this thread.

First, to your idea for Volcano, Strobe. I think Vader is the perfect guy to be rebranded as that. Vince signs him in 1991 as the third natural disaster.

Now, for tag team names that should've been a thing:

Twin Towers should've been used for some other tandem. Like maybe if the Skyscrapers ever came to the WWF. Big Boss Man and One Man Gang -fuck Akeem- should've totally been Crime & Punishment.

Then years later as a face Bossman tagging with Sgt. Slaughter, they should've been Law & Order.

Greg Valentine & Honky Tonk Man should've been the Intercontinental Connection, not fucking Rhythm & Blues. Jimmy Hart still as the Colonel has some nice consonance. Feel like they could've been taken more seriously with emphasis on their status as two former IC Champs working together.

Tito Santana & Pedro Morales could've been a proto/face iteration of the Intercontinental Connection. Or just Dos Amigos. Later in his run, when he and Texas Tornado were floundering in 1991, instead of being an Intercontinental Connection, I'd have them as the Tex-Mex Express. Give Strike Force a run for its money!

Junkyard Dog & Koko B. Ware should've had a run as Beware of Dog.

Mega Powers should've been the Macho Maniacs. Savage & Warrior in 1992 should've been the Macho Warriors.

That's it for now. Bedtime!

Back with the first, easiest match name one...

Taker should've absolutely run a Grave Consequences Gauntlet match against Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation.

Scratch the gauntlet part if he has a worthy enough opponent to stand on their own.

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Brother-in-law Brouhaha for anytime Owen or Bret wrestled Davey Boy.

I suggested it before but I don't remember where, but once in Power & Glory with Hercules, Paul Roma could've been rebranded as Narcissus years before Luger got the name. Mixing up Roman and Greek mythology wouldn't matter, Hercules came from Heracles after all. Just naming-wise, I am thinking about which have been used in wrestling over the years to get the juices flowing. Zeus of course. Saturn and Kronus (there was an intentional mix-up right there). The joshi promotion Gaea. Tony Atlas.

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I'm trying to come up some sort of bull-fight gimmick match for Tito under the El Matador gimmick. I can picture the ropes being off, similar to the Sumo match between Yoko and Quake. Tito against a big fat heel and him having to charge him like a bull. Loser is the one who gets knocked out the ring. It would be silly but that could've been a fun one-off. If only Mantaur was a couple years earlier!

Nash as Diesel could've had an interview segment called The Truck Stop. If the WWF was more successful while he was around, I'd have liked him making a big-time Mania entrance in a truck. I guess he could've had a Chain match as his gimmick match. He was more of a trucker or literally a truck as a character, rather than a biker, but it would work, just don't call it Biker Chain match.

Oct 18, 2020 0:26:04 GMT Shootist said:

Papa Shango's Voodoo Lounge, probably too much like the Funeral Parlor for it to get any legs.

Love it. Could just reuse the props from his debuting vignettes.

Oct 18, 2020 2:42:17 GMT 🤯 said:

Twin Towers should've been used for some other tandem. Like maybe if the Skyscrapers ever came to the WWF. Big Boss Man and One Man Gang -fuck Akeem- should've totally been Crime & Punishment.

Then years later as a face Bossman tagging with Sgt. Slaughter, they should've been Law & Order.

These are perfect. Boss Man and Akeem never really did fit that Twin Towers name. They were both tall men, but also fat. Twin Towers and Skyscrapers needed to be tall and lean.

Oct 18, 2020 2:42:17 GMT 🤯 said:

Mega Powers should've been the Macho Maniacs. Savage & Warrior in 1992 should've been the Macho Warriors.

The problem there is obviously that Savage's gimmick would be first in the name over Hogan's. I can see why they went for the more generic Mega Powers. And "Mega Powers vs. Mega Bucks" was great.

Think Strobe's genius Narcissus for Roma idea was born out of my dream for a Horde stable or at least Survivor Series team comprising Warlord, Berzerker, Barbarian (& Haku?), and Power & Glory. Perhaps in the alternate universe where Warlord gets more seriously pushes as more credible fodder for Warrior's WWF Championship run?

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Feel like IRS' briefcase needed a gimmick name identifier. Halliburton or whatever would've only registered with luggage connoisseurs. "Metal briefcase" was too plain Jane lame. What could we have called it to make it even more dreaded yet also way easier/catchier to call out? The Audit? The Return? The Refund? The 1040EZ?

Similarly, feel like Cornette's tennis racket was always begging for a name. Something like Lucille or Denise, maybe? I dunno.

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Also, gotta say, I'm loving Strobe's Hammer & Anvil idea and disagree that it'd be as bad of an in-ring team as he thinks. In fact, they could be the perfect heel foils to help Owen & Koko initially get off the ground as their High Energy tandem.

This one's for Baker-man:

As a play on the Grand Ol' Opry, Jeff Jarrett should've totally had Double J's Grand Ol' Open (add Invitational or Challenge if you so desire) where he comes out and issues impromptu open challenges just to ensure he gets featured on cards.

I'm thinking he ends up pissed when Lex loses the coin toss in 1994 because it means he won't have a high profile match to be featured in at WrestleMania X. So he takes control of his own destiny, comes out to host Double J's Grand Ol' Open, and Earthquake answers to squash him in humiliating fashion that doesn't require much time.

Hillbilly Hoedown should've been the name for any six-man tag featuring Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer, and Cousin Luke. Perhaps to make it different, lucha rules apply; i.e., no tags... Next legal man is whoever enters the ring after previous legal man goes through or over the ropes. Call "tags" do-si-do's.

I am in love with this thread. It irked me that I had no time to post over the past 18 hours. So many tremendous ideas have already been shared. I'll touch on a few before contributing some of my own...

Oct 17, 2020 22:35:05 GMT Strobe said:

I also got to thinking about the Adam Bomb thread and how he didn't really have any gimmick specific stuff. It really wouldn't have worked, but I can picture the idea of excessive exposure to him making his opponent radioactive and Wippleman waving a Geiger counter over a jobber post-match. Anyone got any suggestions for props/weapons/names/match types to go along with characters?

I can now picture Vince making a big guy called Volcano who loses his temper and Vince is all "HE'S GONNA ERRRUUPPPTTT!!!".

The Geiger Counter gimmick would have made Adam Bomb approximately 100 times cooler. Big Pete proposed the Nuclear Strap Match in my recent 1993 fanfic thread. I can see it....the strap glows in the dark. It makes 'whooshing' sounds when swung. Maybe it can also leave a 'trail' a la the hockey puck on Fox NHL broadcasts. I imagine the technology was there in 93-94. Maybe it works best as a cinematic match?

I've told the story of Sid as The Volcano before and I shall tell it once more. Sid Justice had just come to WWF for the first time and nobody was sure which side of the good guy/bad guy fence he would land on. A lot of the major WWF players were vying for his services. Most notably Jimmy Hart, who once cut a promo imploring Sid to join him as Volcano- the 3rd Natural Disaster. Iirc Jimmy Hart even had a singlet made out for him. Pretty sure not becoming Volcano is half the reason I didn't give a hoot about Sid Justice. WWF made the cardinal mistake of promising something cooler than they ended up delivering.

You guys beat me to the punch by bringing up 🤯 's old Horde stable (I was going to call them The Ancient Warriors). Original version would be Zeus-Hercules-Warlord-Barbarian. Later on you can add Narcissus (Roma) and Berzerker. Maybe even try resurrecting it in '96 with Roman Gladiator Farooq as the centerpiece?

Love Cornette's racket getting a name and the Double J Grand Ol' Open
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Junkyard Dog should have had more Dog Collar Matches. Definitely should have been his thing.

Growing up I had this idea that wrestlers with the same name should be friends. So it made all the sense in the world to 1993 me when Paul Roma & Paul Orndorff formed  a tag team. But Pretty Wonderful was a pretty (hehe) bad name. They should have been called a Pair of Pauls. Look, it sounded cool to me in 1993. Some other ideas I've had for decades...

Jericho & Benoit should have officially been dubbed The Canadian Chrises.

Just saw Shootist 's post on Rude & Martel as team and I swear I came up with it independently of Shoot. These two would have been natural partners. Both Ricks. Both playboys. How about The Ravishing Models?

Jeff Jarrett & Jeff Gaylord should have been called The Double Jeffs. This also plays into Jarrett's later "Double J" gimmick.

Ice Train & 2 Cold Scorpio= Ice Cold. Actually used this in my old 93-94 WCW fanfic project. The idea was admittedly inspired by a CHIKARA King of Trios team.

Devon Storm & Lance Storm= Storm Front. You could even resurrect the idea a few years later with James Storm & Jonny Storm.

Always wanted Lawler to have a stable called the Royal Family. Lawler/Helmsley/King Mabel/Sir Mo and a repackaged Isaac Yankem as "The King's Champion" or The Black Knight circa 95-96 would have been the bee's knees.

Dean Douglas and Mr. Bob Backlund as The Honor Society.

Disco Inferno & Jeff Jarrett w/ Honkytonk Man as their manager= The Sweet Music Men

*D'oh. Already forgot a half dozen ideas I came up with last night. Will return as they come back to me.

Oct 18, 2020 17:03:56 GMT Baker said:

I am in love with this thread. It irked me that I had no time to post over the past 18 hours. So many tremendous ideas have already been shared. I'll touch on a few before contributing some of my own...

Oct 17, 2020 22:35:05 GMT Strobe said:

I also got to thinking about the Adam Bomb thread and how he didn't really have any gimmick specific stuff. It really wouldn't have worked, but I can picture the idea of excessive exposure to him making his opponent radioactive and Wippleman waving a Geiger counter over a jobber post-match. Anyone got any suggestions for props/weapons/names/match types to go along with characters?

I can now picture Vince making a big guy called Volcano who loses his temper and Vince is all "HE'S GONNA ERRRUUPPPTTT!!!".

The Geiger Counter gimmick would have made Adam Bomb approximately 100 times cooler. Big Pete proposed the Nuclear Strap Match in my recent 1993 fanfic thread. I can see it....the strap glows in the dark. It makes 'whooshing' sounds when swung. Maybe it can also leave a 'trail' a la the hockey puck on Fox NHL broadcasts. I imagine the technology was there in 93-94. Maybe it works best as a cinematic match?

I've told the story of Sid as The Volcano before and I shall tell it once more. Sid Justice had just come to WWF for the first time and nobody was sure which side of the good guy/bad guy fence he would land on. A lot of the major WWF players were vying for his services. Most notably Jimmy Hart, who once cut a promo imploring Sid to join him as Volcano- the 3rd Natural Disaster. Iirc Jimmy Hart even had a singlet made out for him. Pretty sure not becoming Volcano is half the reason I didn't give a hoot about Sid Justice. WWF made the cardinal mistake of promising something cooler than they ended up delivering.

You guys beat me to the punch by bringing up 🤯 's old Horde stable (I was going to call them The Ancient Warriors). Original version would be Zeus-Hercules-Warlord-Barbarian. Later on you can add Narcissus (Roma) and Berzerker. Maybe even try resurrecting it in '96 with Roman Gladiator Farooq as the centerpiece?

Love Cornette's racket getting a name and the Double J Grand Ol' Open
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Junkyard Dog should have had more Dog Collar Matches. Definitely should have been his thing.

Growing up I had this idea that wrestlers with the same name should be friends. So it made all the sense in the world to 1993 me when Paul Roma & Paul Orndorff formed  a tag team. But Pretty Wonderful was a pretty (hehe) bad name. They should have been called a Pair of Pauls. Look, it sounded cool to me in 1993. Some other ideas I've had for decades...

Jericho & Benoit should have officially been dubbed The Canadian Chrises.

Just saw Shootist 's post on Rude & Martel as team and I swear I came up with it independently of Shoot. These two would have been natural partners. Both Ricks. Both playboys. How about The Ravishing Models?

Jeff Jarrett & Jeff Gaylord should have been called The Double Jeffs. This also plays into Jarrett's later "Double J" gimmick.

Ice Train & 2 Cold Scorpio= Ice Cold. Actually used this in my old 93-94 WCW fanfic project. The idea was admittedly inspired by a CHIKARA King of Trios team.

Devon Storm & Lance Storm= Storm Front. You could even resurrect the idea a few years later with James Storm & Jonny Storm.

Always wanted Lawler to have a stable called the Royal Family. Lawler/Helmsley/King Mabel/Sir Mo and a repackaged Isaac Yankem as "The King's Champion" or The Black Knight circa 95-96 would have been the bee's knees.

Dean Douglas and Mr. Bob Backlund as The Honor Society.

Disco Inferno & Jeff Jarrett w/ Honkytonk Man as their manager= The Sweet Music Men

*D'oh. Already forgot a half dozen ideas I came up with last night. Will return as they come back to me.

Mention of a Pretty Wonderful and Storms got me thinking of other past ideas...

Beauty & The Beast: Ideally trying to find a time or way for Buff Bagwell & Bam Bam Bigelow to get together because I really like their ring names together. Realistically, I guess this best applies to Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton though. Or maybe floundering Rick Martel & Bam Bam Bigelow in later 1993 WWF?

Snowstorm: Al Snow & Lance Storm teaming up in wherever... ECW, USWA, WWF, who cares. Give them a manager, The Blizzard Wizard!

Always wanted an Undertaker themed PPV called End of Days. ( Sure we had Armageddon )  On top of that, an Undertaker v Triple H themed match called End Game/s. Even better, hold an Undertaker themed PPV in Mexico and call it Día de Muertos. 

An Australian heel faction/tag team called Terra Australis - Latin for South Land. But sounds like ' terror ' Australia. 

Curt Hennig & Kurt Angle should've tag and been called The Perfect Angle

Oct 20, 2020 22:33:15 GMT Da Gr8t I Is said:

Curt Hennig & Kurt Angle should've tag and been called The Perfect Angle

"Whether you're totally obtuse or happen to be acute, here's what's right: based on the geometry of the squared circle, we are the Perfect Angle!"

Oct 21, 2020 8:17:30 GMT 🤯 said:

Oct 20, 2020 22:33:15 GMT Da Gr8t I Is said:

Curt Hennig & Kurt Angle should've tag and been called The Perfect Angle

"Whether you're totally obtuse or happen to be acute, here's what's right: based on the geometry of the squared circle, we are the Perfect Angle!"

Got to admit its a good idea right?

Oct 22, 2020 1:31:02 GMT Da Gr8t I Is said:

Oct 21, 2020 8:17:30 GMT 🤯 said:

"Whether you're totally obtuse or happen to be acute, here's what's right: based on the geometry of the squared circle, we are the Perfect Angle!"

Got to admit its a good idea right?

When I heard you drop that idea on pduh's podcast, I'm like: oooo... That's a good one.

Also, I totally just picture you as the Old Spice guy. (Including in just a towel... -_-)

Oct 21, 2020 8:17:30 GMT 🤯 said:

Oct 20, 2020 22:33:15 GMT Da Gr8t I Is said:

Curt Hennig & Kurt Angle should've tag and been called The Perfect Angle

"Whether you're totally obtuse or happen to be acute, here's what's right: based on the geometry of the squared circle, we are the Perfect Angle!"

Perfect Angle is obviously managed by The Genius. 

Uh oh. I think Double Trouble has just been bumped down to 2nd greatest fictional tag team of all time. New list...

1. Perfect Angle
2. Double Trouble 
3. Hoss Power (Norton & Bradshaw)
4. Dastardly Customers (Regal & Jacques)
5. God Machines (Angle & JBL)

Oct 22, 2020 2:06:03 GMT Baker said:

Oct 21, 2020 8:17:30 GMT 🤯 said:

"Whether you're totally obtuse or happen to be acute, here's what's right: based on the geometry of the squared circle, we are the Perfect Angle!"

Perfect Angle is obviously managed by The Genius. 

Uh oh. I think Double Trouble has just been bumped down to 2nd greatest fictional tag team of all time. New list...

1. Perfect Angle
2. Double Trouble 
3. Hoss Power (Norton & Bradshaw)
4. Dastardly Customers (Regal & Jacques)
5. God Machines (Angle & JBL)

Perfect Angle can then either feud or form a stable with Irrational Numbers (Syxx & Seven) managed by Prof. Scott Steiner!

Beyond dog collar matches, JYD should've also had Junkyard Matches (essentially proto hardcore matches with all sorts of weapons littered about the ring) and Dog Pound Matches (perhaps a proto Lion's Den match?).

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Yokozuna absolutely should've had more Sumo Summits (essentially the no ropes quasi sumo match he had that one time with Earthquake). Earthquake, Typhoon, Mabel, King Kong Bundy, Vader, Kamala... All viable challengers.

One of my dream booking scenarios was having Mr. Perfect and Kurt Angle team, but because they are both named C(K)urt. Perfect Angle never even came to mind.

Rick Rude should have extended his gimmick to taking the wives/girlfriends of the jobbers he beat out on the town, not just bringing in some random plant into the ring.

How about a real King's Court (sorry Baker)? Harley Race, Haku, Jim Duggan (Mid South Jim Duggan though), Randy Savage, Jerry Lawler, Owen Hart.

Sid's Sanitarium for another interview segment, hilarity ensues.

The Four Horsemen's opposite number, the Four Disciples, Sting, Shawn Michaels, Jake Roberts and Ted DiBiase. Go all the way with the bible theme.

Oct 22, 2020 2:24:11 GMT 🤯 said:

Oct 22, 2020 2:06:03 GMT Baker said:

Perfect Angle is obviously managed by The Genius. 

Uh oh. I think Double Trouble has just been bumped down to 2nd greatest fictional tag team of all time. New list...

1. Perfect Angle
2. Double Trouble 
3. Hoss Power (Norton & Bradshaw)
4. Dastardly Customers (Regal & Jacques)
5. God Machines (Angle & JBL)

Perfect Angle can then either feud or form a stable with Irrational Numbers (Syxx & Seven) managed by Prof. Scott Steiner!

This is how I alway pictured this, have them feud after the 2002 Royal Rumble. You gotta remember Curt made a strong showing at the Rumble, hitting the Perfect-Plex on Kurt Angle.  During Henning debut match on smackdown verse Tazz who is 1 half of the tag team, Kurt comes out and beats the mess outta Henning. Tazz and Spike start to beat the mess outta Kurt since he got Tazz DQ'd. Next week Kurt and Henning vs Spike & Tazz. Perfect and Kurt are not to found of each other, but some how mange to win. A few weeks later after PPV No Way Out, Tazz and Spike drop the tag belts to Henning and Kurt on Smackdown on February 19, 2002. 

Oct 22, 2020 3:10:39 GMT Shootist said:

One of my dream booking scenarios was having Mr. Perfect and Kurt Angle team, but because they are both named C(K)urt. Perfect Angle never even came to mind.

Rick Rude should have extended his gimmick to taking the wives/girlfriends of the jobbers he beat out on the town, not just bringing in some random plant into the ring.

How about a real King's Court (sorry Baker)? Harley Race, Haku, Jim Duggan (Mid South Jim Duggan though), Randy Savage, Jerry Lawler, Owen Hart.

Sid's Sanitarium for another interview segment, hilarity ensues.

The Four Horsemen's opposite number, the Four Disciples, Sting, Shawn Michaels, Jake Roberts and Ted DiBiase. Go all the way with the bible theme.

Bold is absolutely something that needed to have happened!

Oct 22, 2020 4:39:45 GMT Da Gr8t I Is said:

Oct 22, 2020 2:24:11 GMT 🤯 said:

Perfect Angle can then either feud or form a stable with Irrational Numbers (Syxx & Seven) managed by Prof. Scott Steiner!

This is how I alway pictured this, have them feud after the 2002 Royal Rumble. You gotta remember Curt made a strong showing at the Rumble, hitting the Perfect-Plex on Kurt Angle.  During Henning debut match on smackdown verse Tazz who is 1 half of the tag team, Kurt comes out and beats the mess outta Henning. Tazz and Spike start to beat the mess outta Kurt since he got Tazz DQ'd. Next week Kurt and Henning vs Spike & Tazz. Perfect and Kurt are not to found of each other, but some how mange to win. A few weeks later after PPV No Way Out, Tazz and Spike drop the tag belts to Henning and Kurt on Smackdown on February 19, 2002. 

Love this!

Oct 22, 2020 12:46:36 GMT 🤯 said:

Oct 22, 2020 3:10:39 GMT Shootist said:

One of my dream booking scenarios was having Mr. Perfect and Kurt Angle team, but because they are both named C(K)urt. Perfect Angle never even came to mind.

Rick Rude should have extended his gimmick to taking the wives/girlfriends of the jobbers he beat out on the town, not just bringing in some random plant into the ring.

How about a real King's Court (sorry Baker )? Harley Race, Haku, Jim Duggan (Mid South Jim Duggan though), Randy Savage, Jerry Lawler, Owen Hart.

Sid's Sanitarium for another interview segment, hilarity ensues.

The Four Horsemen's opposite number, the Four Disciples, Sting, Shawn Michaels, Jake Roberts and Ted DiBiase. Go all the way with the bible theme.

Bold is absolutely something that needed to have happened!

Shockmaster for first guest?

Not sure if it'd fit into this thread, but back when JBL took up his change in gimmick based on him making money off of smart stock investments, I always thought they should have changed the name of his finisher. Instead of still calling it the "Clothesline from Hell", a name like "Stock Market Crash" or "the Closing Bell" would have fit the gimmick, and been better.

Inspired by WrestleMania Watch-Thru...

Demolition should've had Demolition Derby matches. Tornado tag rules. Got to pin both members of a team to win. Gives you something more interesting than a best of three falls match.

Oct 22, 2020 2:06:03 GMT Baker said:

Perfect Angle is obviously managed by The Genius.

The Genius wasn't used enough. He feels like he could've had his own interview segment in 89-91. Call it The Class Room or The Lecture Hall. Get a Lanny poem on TV often.

Oct 22, 2020 2:27:16 GMT 🤯 said:

Beyond dog collar matches, JYD should've also had Junkyard Matches (essentially proto hardcore matches with all sorts of weapons littered about the ring) and Dog Pound Matches (perhaps a proto Lion's Den match?).

These are great. Could've worked just as his own names for No Holds Barred and Steel Cage matches. Possibly add some little touch, such as weapons scattered about for the Junkyard as you said. I can see combining Dog Collar with the Cage to make the Dog Pound match.

Oct 22, 2020 2:27:16 GMT 🤯 said:

Yokozuna absolutely should've had more Sumo Summits (essentially the no ropes quasi sumo match he had that one time with Earthquake). Earthquake, Typhoon, Mabel, King Kong Bundy, Vader, Kamala... All viable challengers.

I'm trying to think of more things Yoko could have done. He did have a decent number actually. Knockdown Challenge against Duggan. Bodyslam Challenge on the Intrepid. Sumo match against Quake.

Oct 25, 2020 4:32:14 GMT Leper Messiah said:

Not sure if it'd fit into this thread, but back when JBL took up his change in gimmick based on him making money off of smart stock investments, I always thought they should have changed the name of his finisher. Instead of still calling it the "Clothesline from Hell", a name like "Stock Market Crash" or "the Closing Bell" would have fit the gimmick, and been better.

Absolutely!

Oct 25, 2020 13:01:32 GMT 🤯 said:

Inspired by WrestleMania Watch-Thru...



Demolition should've had Demolition Derby matches. Tornado tag rules. Got to pin both members of a team to win. Gives you something more interesting than a best of three falls match.

One of my favourites so far. Perfect name. Fits the team and the rules. I would just stick with it being Tornado Rules and not have both needing pinned.

Oct 25, 2020 4:32:14 GMT Leper Messiah said:

Not sure if it'd fit into this thread, but back when JBL took up his change in gimmick based on him making money off of smart stock investments, I always thought they should have changed the name of his finisher. Instead of still calling it the "Clothesline from Hell", a name like "Stock Market Crash" or "the Closing Bell" would have fit the gimmick, and been better.

I swear they called it "The Clothesline From Wall Street" once or twice when he first started doing the JBL gimmick. It didn't get over and they quickly went back to Clothesline From Hell.

Still digging all the ideas in this thread and of course I agree with Strobe that The Genius should have been a bigger deal. That guy was money. He had the moves to get over as a babyface and the everything else to be a great heel. 

Lump me into the Genius fancamp.

Was his match against Hogan the GOAT SNME match?

For me, it probably is. I'm hard-pressed at the moment to think of one I enjoyed more.

I don't know if it's been said..

Mr. Perfect + Lance Storm = The Perfect Storm

Oct 26, 2020 8:17:49 GMT NATH45 said:

I don't know if it's been said..

Mr. Perfect + Lance Storm = The Perfect Storm

Hopping onto this one, when Lance Storm and The Hurricane would tag on occasion during the latter parts of the InVasion era I always wanted them to be Bad Weather Advisory with Ivory as their weather girl.

There should have been a Survivor Series team called The Zoo. Jake “The Snake” Roberts, “Birdman” Koko B. Ware, and the British Bulldogs. Zoo vs. The Horde. Book it, Gabe.