Rebooking summer of 91 to wrestlemania 8

[moofasa]

Looking at the thread about midcarders who would be main eventers, Jake Roberts was named as someone who could hold the world title. Which got me thinking during Jakes run with the wwf when he might of held the title. The only time i could think he was associated with the title picture was when he aligned with the Undertaker in the Summer of 91. This is how i would book the world title and main event picture for that year. So Jake and Undertaker have attemted a cobra attack at Randy and Liz's wedding reception instead of Sid, Hogan comes to the rescue and cleans house with a chair.

Next program Okerlund calls out Roberts to explain his actions. Roberts does a similar promo to the one he does at Survivor Series 91 in a similar jersey, with Randy off on "honeymoon" and suspended anyway. Hogan comes out to defend Lizs honour but is blinsided by Undertaker with Paul Bearer, DDT'ed on the belt numerous times, chain ripped off that sort of thing. Ric Flair is there doing his "real world champion" gimmick. The funeral parlour with Hogan happpens. But far more emphasis is put on Jake as being the main eventer rather than undertaker. He has squashes and gets the cobra out as much as possible.

If Jake was built right and after the attacks on Randy, Liz and Hogan where Jake would be seen far more as the instigator and Undertaker more of a lurch carrying out his will, when the main event of Survivor Series 91 was announced as Hulk Hogan v Jake Roberts it would seem logical.

The conclusion of the match at Survivor Series 91 is the same so Flair and Perfect run out with a chair and cost Hogan the match. Jake is crowned the WWF champion.

Though a controversial conclusion to the match Jack Tunney decides that the referee descision will stand. So there is no Tuesday in Texas. For the rest of the year Savage continues to work commentary but totally loses the plot whenever Jake is around, but is held back By Piper and Vince.

Main event of Royal rumble is the rematch Hulk Hogan v Jake Roberts, this ends by D.Q. with a run in and beat down by taker and Roberts until Savage leaves the broadcast booth. But is also beaten down, Paul Bearer comes to ringside with a body bag while Randy is tied in the ropes by Roberts. Undertaker puts Hogan in body bag and carts him off with Paul Bearer. Liz then runs to ringside stting up the infamous cobra bite angle when of the best angles i've ever seen. Once the ring is cleared Jack Tunney makes a shock announcement that because of the severity of the attack by Jake he is imedaitely stripped of the title and suspended and the winner of the rumble will be new champ. (was'nt going to do it like that but couldn't get rid of that Rumble or Flairs victory).

The only change i would make to the Rumble match would have the Warrior as a surprise entrant running in and eliminating Undertaker who returns the favour reaching up from ringside and pulling him over the top rope and they brawl to the back. No other changes, so Flair wins rumble and is crowned WWF champion.

The matches for Wrestlemania are Randy Savage v Jake Roberts (Jack Tunney agrees to reinstate both men at the fans request and a loser leaves town stipulation is set with no reptiles at ringside). Savage would win of course, for me blowing this angle of at tuesday in texas was a mistake.

Undertaker v Ultimate warrior finally after Warrior dissapearing he finally gets his own back on the Undertaker. This one is tricky can't see that Warrior would allow himself to lose and it was only the second year of the streak which has been big business. Undertaker wins by DQ when warrior one stop beating him. Not really satisfactory result for the fans but keeping the streak alive in its infancy.

And of course no matter what the house show buyrate was telling me. Ric Flair V Hulk Hogan. I realize i didn't make Hogan look to strong being carted off at the Rumble but he returned for the actual Rumble match with the same conclusion him being in the final three and eliminating a good number of people. The angle was already there it was just missing the ppv match which should of happened then.

With Hogan gone from the wwf after this match he would be beaten, of course not totally clean (Perfect and Heenan involvement). Hogan would only return to the WWF in 2002 no mega maniacs, no jimmy hart and no Wrestlemania 9 title win.

This is how i would of done it. I realise people say Jake Roberts was having a few personal issues at this time but his promos were the best i've seen he really was sick. Missing off the Undertaker wwf title run is a shame becuase at that time seeing a charchter like the undertaker dragging the world title besides him was different to anything we had seen before in the WWF. I'm sure they could of persuaded Warrior to return at Rumble instead of Wrestlemania if they wanted to.(or am i wrong?) And of course Hogan being pinned by Ric Flair at his Wrestlemania. Who am i trying to kid look at what happened on Flairs home turf of WCW in 94. Sorry for wasting your time.

[Flash]

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[air_raid]

Looking at the thread about midcarders who would be main eventers, Jake Roberts was named as someone who could hold the world title. Which got me thinking during Jakes run with the wwf when could he of held the title.

 

 

I'm out.

[ricky slatter]

Paul Bearer comes to ringside with a body bag while Randy is tied in the ropes by Roberts. Undertaker puts Hogan in body bag and carts him off with Paul Bearer. I realize i didn't make Hogan look to strong being carted off at the Rumble but he returned for the actual Rumble match with the same conclusion him being in the final three and eliminating a good number of people.

 

I applaud the effort shown but I don't buy it.

 

Suspending disbelief all the time in those days, looking back on WWF, was already a difficult thing. The Undertaker had readily been 'bodybagging' a lot of jobbers who weren't 'seen from' again. Having Hogan 'bodybagged' and then make like Lazarus would have fucked Taker up the arse and would have been pointless booking.

 

I can suspend disbelief in the most inconsequential of angles/gimmicks, but where is the logic in Warrior eliminating Taker when Hogan had just been escorted to the fucking slab?

[MoistVaj]

When you're getting told that your post is a mess by Flash, you know it's probably time to give up and ask for your account to be closed.

[moofasa]

Paul Bearer comes to ringside with a body bag while Randy is tied in the ropes by Roberts. Undertaker puts Hogan in body bag and carts him off with Paul Bearer. I realize i didn't make Hogan look to strong being carted off at the Rumble but he returned for the actual Rumble match with the same conclusion him being in the final three and eliminating a good number of people.

 

I applaud the effort shown but I don't buy it.

 

Suspending disbelief all the time in those days, looking back on WWF, was already a difficult thing. The Undertaker had readily been 'bodybagging' a lot of jobbers who weren't 'seen from' again. Having Hogan 'bodybagged' and then make like Lazarus would have fucked Taker up the arse and would have been pointless booking.

 

I can suspend disbelief in the most inconsequential of angles/gimmicks, but where is the logic in Warrior eliminating Taker when Hogan had just been escorted to the fucking slab?

Yeah you're right. So instead have Ric Flair and Perfect run in less of a beat down for Hogan culminating in him chasing Flair off through the curtain. I think then Warrior could eliminate Undertaker in the Rumble with the commentators talking about how Taker had near killed Warrior trapping him in the casket.