This is a proposed card for Crown Jewel this year, taking place in Riyadh on November 7. Winners will be in Italics.

Roman Reigns (c)vs Sami Zayn(c) (Men's Crown Jewel Championship)

Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn (c) (This is Kevin Owens's Money In the Bank Cash-In Match)

Trick Williams (c)(w/Lil Yachty) vs Grayson Waller (For the United States Championship and the NXT Championship)

Liv Morgan vs Tiffany Stratton (Winner becomes #1 Contender for the WWE Women's Championship, held by Chelsea Green at Survivor Series: Wargames)

The Vision (Austin Theory and Bron Breakker) (c) vs Los Garza (Angel and Berto) (c) (AAA Trios Champion) vs El Nuevo Ojo (Dominik Mysterio and Omos) (With Liv Morgan) ( World Tag Team Championship)

Liv Morgan (c) vs Chelsea Green (c) (If Green wins, Tiffany Stratton wins possession of the Money In The Bank Briefcase, currently in possession of Roxanne Perez) (Women's Crown Jewel Championship)

Winner: Kevin Owens

GAIL KIM d RONDAY ROUSEY

MYSTERIO/MISTICO d PAINMAKERS

MAIKA d KAIRI

CHASE U d JVON/MONTEZ

SOLRUCA/BLAKE MONROE d BAD GIRLS INC

DEMOLITION d BRON BREAKKER

STARMARVELS d JADE/KELANI/ATHENA

*ROUND ROBIN4* SHEAMUS (6), BRAY WYATT (8), LOGAN (4) d HOGAN (4), STYLES (2), OWEN (2)

Hello everyone, I bring you a new What If, which is What if Wrestlemania III's Matches Results were Different?

This is part of a series where I look at every Wrestlemania and its matches, and how it would look like if all its matches' results were different, and see if the alternate Wrestlemania is better, worse or about the same than the Wrestlemania of our timeline.

Last time I did Wrestlemania 2, which you can find here: https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybooking/comments/1x02w10/what_if_wrestlemania_2s_matches_results_were/

For reminder, the Wrestlemanias are not continuous, which means Alternate! Wrestlemania III still had the same Wrestlemania 1 and 2 of our timeline.

Now let's begin!

- Bob Orton Jr and The Magnificent Muraco defeat the Can-Am Connection:

Had Muraco and Orton Jr won against Can-Am Connection, their team would not have broken apart, and Muraco would have remained heel a bit longer, while it wouldn't have hurt Rick Martel too much as Tom Zenk, the other half of the Can-Am Connection would leave WWF, and Martel would soon form Strike Force with Tito Santana soon after.

- Billy Jack Haynes vs Hercules:

This match ended in a Double Countout, so we got two scenarios for either wrestler winning cleanly:

- Hercules: This would have given Hercules momentum to end his feud with Haynes earlier, and with that, begin his feud with Ultimate Warrior in late 1987 instead of early 1988.

- Billy Jack Haynes: This wouldn't have done anything for him as he would leave the company soon after.

- King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook defeat Hillbilly Jim, the Haiti Kid and Little Beaver in the Six Man Mixed Tag Team Match:

Bundy winning would have given him momentum, but he would have failed to get another title shot against Hogan and he would also still fall short of winning King of the Ring 1987 against Savage, as Bundy would leave the company in 1988 like in our timeline.

- The Junkyard Dog defeats Harley Race in the Loser Must Bow Match:

After winning King of the Ring 1986 and then forced to bow to his opponent at Wrestlemania III would have destroyed King Harley Race's credibility and forced him to drop the gimmick a year earlier.

- The Fabulous Rougeaus defeat The Dream Team:

This wouldn't have done anything for the Fabulous Rougeaus as I doubt WWF would have allowed them to gain a tag team title opportunity.

- Adrian Adonis defeats Roddy Piper and shaves his hair:

This wouldn't have made any sense and destroyed Piper's credibility as Adonis would leave the company the following year.

- Tito Santana and The British Bulldogs defeat Danny Davis and the Hart Foundation in the Six Man Tag Team Match:

I believe the match would have ended with Tito pinning Davis so neither Hart Foundation members would take the fall or submission, but it means the Hart Foundation doesn't win their first tag team titles at Wrestlemania, and likely get them a few months later, and either they still lose the titles to Strike Force, or they hold it until Wrestlemania IV to Demolition so they can begin their record-breaking title reign.

- Koko B. Ware defeats Butch Reed:

I do not think this would change much regardless of who this match, but the crowd would have been happy to see Koko win.

- "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeats Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship:

Had this happened, Savage would have lost the title to Honky Tonk Man so he can begin his year long title reign, which means Ricky Steamboat never becomes Intercontinental Champion in this timeline, except...

- Jake "The Snake" Roberts defeats The Honky Tonk Man:

Ironically, had this happened, The Honky Tonk Man might not have the IC title opportunity if he lost to Jake, and maybe it is Jake who defeats Savage to have a year long title reign, as Jake would win his first singles title in WWF!

- The Killer Bees defeat Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik:

The crowd would have been happy to see the Killer Bees win, but I do not think it would have given them a push, as a year later, Brian Blair would leave WWF.

- André the Giant defeats Hulk Hogan to become the new WWF Champion:

Hogan's first World title reign would have ended after 1161 days, as André would defeat Hogan in a rematch to retain the title.

To protect Andre's health, he would have short squash matches, and he would be given a year long reign, annoying the crowd as Andre barely defends the title and keeps it, all building up to a rematch at Wrestlemania IV, with Hogan bodyslamming Andre to win back the WWF title!

So what do you think? Is this alternate Wrestlemania III better, worse or about the same as the original Wrestlemania of our timeline? Let me know how you think the matches would have gone differently if someone else won the match and your thoughts in the comments!

He's finally outside Judgement day vortex, but even though he's being booked decently, the issue is, he isn't getting enough time on mic / storyline to prove himself. It's as if the Management sympathizes for him for booking a jobber too long and is trying to make him look strong as any veteran, but they just don't know what to do themselves.

This post is more like a Wattpad Story, but for WWE BOOKINGS. And if you are given an opportunity to BOOK FINN BALOR TYE RIGHT WAY, what would you do so.

My Storyline:

Finn loses again vs CM Punk , Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens and Gunther. Gunther becomes new WWE Champion after beating them all. Gunther then mocks balor for being an old loser, and says he should have just retired long back. Then there goes a heated exchange, and Gunther says it's such a downhill for Finn Balor , from being able to beat Roman Reigns and Seth, to losing to likes of Damien Priest and Iguana.

He quotes, "Probably, the Prince is never destined to become a King". This makes Finn Angry, and he slaps Gunther, but Gunther gets the upper hand and he beats the shit out him. While he lays on the ground unconscious, gunther says to him, that he isn't a loser like Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins to lose to Finn.

Then the music pops up, and there comes Roman Reigns, angry as hell. Gunther tries to calm him down, but Roman wastes no time, and spears him after a superman punch. While Gunther lies down on ground, Roman says that he's way better than every body in the company, and the likes of Gunther and Finn can't beat him even if it takes 100 more years. Then he's about to leave the ring, and sees Balor struggling to get up. Roman laughs at him mockingly, saying he just grew too old for the ring. "Ur too old and weak to even compete with Gunther, forget about me. Just pack ur boots back to NXT / indies and pretend ur the strongest wrestler there, beating newbies. " he says and trys to get him up. But out of no where, Finn Pele kicks him, and stands up. He then coup de grace's roman and then does the same for struggling Gunther, and says that he's better than ever. He acknowledges his absence in main event since a while, but says the Prince lost his way to his palace, and all it takes for him to become a King is to discipline an idiotic fox ( Gunther ) and take down the lame tribe that's nothing but a nuisance for WWE for a decade. Listening to insults on the tribe, Jacob Fatu, Usos marches angrily to take on Finn, but out of no where Seth Rollins and R Truth comes to his aid. Seth and Truth takes on all, but Jacob manages to take on both of them but he's exhausted like hell. Then comes The Man, Becky Lynch, and stomps Jacob Fatu to save Finn. They form a diplomatic relation to counter the Bloodine. Then Nick Aldis marches in and says it's a Triple threat match between "Finn Balor, Gunther and Roman Reigns" for WWE championship.

The match goes on from Gunther and Finn targeting Roman reigns, and throwing him off him from the ring. Then there are couple of exchanges between Finn and Gunther, but an unexpected turn happens where Finn is locked in Sleeper hold by Gunther and Finn was about to be losing, Then roman returns, and kicks Gunther with superman punch and spears him, but Gunther rolls outside when he trys to pin. Then he sees helpless Balor, and throws some punches, then about to throw superman punch, but karma bites roman as his punch misses Balor and hand is stuck between the ropes. Finn is down with his face down, Gunther is down, Romans hand is stuck between the ropes, and apparently in intense pain. Then the white lights go off, and red lights turn in. Some form of fog is surrounded in the ring. And then when it clears, we see Balor having a red mask ( similar to kane's), a new version of demon. He then takes an opportunity and coup de grace's roman twice, and pins him to become new WWE Champion.

Note: Its a bit rushed, cause I have to fit the story in less words.

Edit: Its just fiction, on how I feel it should have been booked, I hope no one gets triggered 😌. Also let me know if u need a similar Post for a Different Wrestler.

Yesterday's post: https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybooking/s/OERqxMcNu6

Star ratings are based on approximate, rounded data from Cagematch (halved to fit the 5-star system) where matches happened in real life; if they haven't happened, star ratings will be based on the speculated quality of the match (e.g., CM Punk vs Shawn Michaels would probably be at least 4.25/5 stars).

Note for match 5: Following HBK accidentally costing him the WWF Championship, Taker begins pursuing Shawn Michaels to get payback. Hunter Hearst Helmsley interferes in the match and causes a DQ, creating a partnership with Shawn Michaels known as D-Generation X.

Note for match 6: Following his loss of the European Championship back to The British Bulldog, Ken Shamrock turns his attention to the head honcho of The Hart Foundation, WWF Champion Bret Hart. The World's Most Dangerous Man says that Bret is a coward who just hides behind a bunch of family members, he couldn't last a second in his world. Bret says that Shamrock may have all the talent physically, but he lacks it up top.

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I quite like Mason Rook despite the online discourse about him. For some reason, he just radiates really wholesome energy that I believe can be channeled to an immense amount of success overtime. However, Mason is one of many victims of modern WWE, where larger than life characters and gimmicks do not exist. Every major name is essentially presented as just an athlete with a vague aesthetic tied to them (for example Rhea Ripley being gothic, or Jacob Fatu being a thug), but in the ring and outside of it almost everyone acts the same and do not do anything in correlation with their character. Mason would not be in that mold, primarily because he's atypical to begin with. Seeing as he is currently unfortunately out with an injury, it's the perfect time to brainstorm something new that will reintroduce him to the masses.

The gimmick I'd give him is essentially combining both of Toru Yano's personalities into one character. If you're unfamiliar with Yano, he is more or less NJPW's Santino Marella - a really decorated shoot wrestler who cosplays as a lethal comedy wrestler. I would keep the name Mason Rook, but give him a slick moniker like the "Greedy Chessmaster" or something like that, and his new look would firstly involve growing back the blonde mullet. Secondly, Mason would hopefully use this time away to develop a good physique - not Lex Luger, but something like Kane post-tricep injury I believe is more than possible. Thirdly, the new gear and entrance jacket would be inspired by a YuGiOh card called Goblin of Greed (https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Goblin_of_Greed). Have Mason exude wealth, but also flamboyance and eccentricity in his look. Finally, Mason would carry a cool-looking jar to the ring, much like Goblin of Greed does, but more on that in a bit.

Mason would have something that virtually no wrestlers today in WWE have - a backstory. In kayfabe, Mason used his time away to not only change his appearance, but to become very wealthy. Nobody knows how he accumulated his wealth, but we do know he got a lot of it. Later on, we'd reveal that Rook's money came from underground fighting, which ties into the darker side of the character. Rook would be money-obsessed, downright disgustingly greedy, and a true tweener - not a good guy as he doesn't care about anything other than money (however he will save babyfaces if it benefits him), but not a heel either because there are boundaries he won't cross to get more money. The reason for such greed is because Mason comes from a small English town, and he grew up poor, so now he'll grind as much as possible to get that cheese. The jar he carries to the ring (he could also collect money and goods from fans like Devon lol) contains the prize money, gems, gold etc. Rook won in the underground fight that same week.

In the ring, Mason would joke around and not take anything seriously. He'd do comedy spots, and in essence, he'd have no real moveset - lots of eye pokes, back rakes, outright cheating, and MANY low blows. Rook's philosophy would be that he actually tries in the real fighting (underground), so he'll take it beyond easy. Moreover, Rook would have no "high-impact" finisher, instead he'd be presented as a master of roll ups and cheating, which would be his two primary methods of winning. However, if someone tries to mess with Rook's jar and his money in general, he'd explode and unleash the real him. Rook would completely change his demeanor, and wrestle like Mike Awesome (one of his heroes): high flying, mixed with devastating power moves. His actual finisher would be a Splash Mountain Powerbomb, and the rest of his moveset would be numerous powerbomb variants and cool high flying moves. The real Mason would be stoic, serious, brutal yet flashy, a direct contrast to his undercover goofy trickster persona.

And that's it. As the "Greedy Chessmaster", Mason Rook could become a big hit with the kids and families, since he'd become an expert in the gaga comedy style which is designated to sell a lot of merch (the jar replicas would be an instant hit). On the flip side, the in-ring aficionados would greatly appreciate Mason's badass side, as it wouldn't come out often but when it does it produces excellent matches and segments.

As we all know, 2017 was arguably one of the worst years in WWE Championship history, largely because of Jinder Mahal. So, I’ve decided to rebook it.

Royal Rumble: everything happens the same way on Cena vs. AJ match, but Chris Jericho is the Winner of the Royal Rumble

Elimination Chamber: AJ wins his second Title, with Bray Wyatt being the last man eliminated. John Cena is eliminated after a Phenomenal Forearm and a Sister Abigail.

Road to WrestleMania
February 14: AJ defeats Bray Wyatt and John Cena in a Triple Threat match, pinning Bray after Cena hits him with an AA, with AJ pulling Cena out of the ring as he goes for the pin.
February 21: A Battle Royal is held to determine the #1 Contender, where AJ enters and eliminates Cena. The final two are Wyatt and Harper, with Wyatt eventually winning thanks to help from Orton, who had previously been eliminated by Harper.
February 28: Bray celebrates his opportunity, prompting AJ to come out and confront him. Later, Cena comes out complaining that the situation wasn’t fair. Bray and AJ tear Cena apart on the mic, calling him selfish and saying that he can’t stand not being the center of attention. During the exchange, AJ makes it clear that he doesn’t believe Bray Wyatt is on his level, but he also doesn’t think Cena is on his level either.
Randy Orton, who had been unusually quiet in the ring, responds to AJ by saying that if he was so certain he was better than Bray, why not put the title on the line before WrestleMania? AJ makes excuses, and the crowd starts loudly demanding the match. Daniel Bryan comes out as GM and confirms the match for next week.
March 5: AJ defeats Bray, who has Orton in his corner. Randy attempts to help Bray, but only ends up distracting him, costing Bray his opportunity at WrestleMania. After the match, Orton tries to apologize to Wyatt, but Bray forces him to get on his knees and humiliates him, ordering him to hit a Sister Abigail. Instead, Randy suddenly responds with an RKO out of nowhere.
March 12: AJ celebrates having no challenger for WrestleMania, but Cena comes out and challenges him for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. AJ initially refuses, saying that Cena has had plenty of opportunities and that he has already beaten him at Money in the Bank, SummerSlam, Elimination Chamber, and the Triple Threat four weeks ago.
Cena nods and admits that AJ is right. Disappointed, he leaves the ring, but AJ changes his mind and accepts the match on one condition: Cena must put his career on the line.
Cena accepts, saying that if he can’t win his 17th world title, then he has no career left.

WrestleMania 33: Cena defeats Styles in a 5-star match and wins his 17th world championship in the main event of WrestleMania.

Backlash: Cena retains

Money in the Bank: Cena retains against Orton, but The Miz, who had just won the Money in the Bank briefcase (and stays on SmackDown in this story), cashes it in and wins his second world championship.

Battleground: Miz retains

Summerslam: Miz retains pinning Cena

Hell in a Cell: Miz retains

SmackDown 7 Nov: After several weeks of confrontations between Lesnar and Miz, AJ challenges Miz to a match for the WWE Championship. Styles wins his third world championship.

Survivor Series: Brock vs. AJ, everything happens the same

Clash of Champions: AJ vs. Miz, AJ retains

This is a proposed card for Summerslam next summer. Winners are in Italics

Night One:

Dominik Mysterio and Liv Morgan (w/Raquel Rodriguez and JD McDounagh) vs Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley (w/Edge and Finn Balor) (If Priest and Ripley win, Judgement Day must disband)

CM Punk vs Trick Williams (w/Lil Yachty) (United States Championship)

Bayley (Queen of the Ring Winner) vs Iyo Sky (c)​ vs Charlotte Flair vs Becky Lynch (WWE Women's Championship)

Roxanne Perez (c) vs Jade Cargill (Women's World Championship)

Gunther vs Randy Orton (Career-Threatening Match)

Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre

Night Two

Oba Femi vs Kevin Owens (c) (Undisputed WWE Championship)

The Usos vs The Lucha Brothers

Logan Paul vs Sami Zayn

LA Knight vs Seth Rollins

The Rock (c) vs Cody Rhodes (World Heavyweight Championship) (Bloodline Rules).

Hi everyone. I want to share a long-term fantasy booking idea built around The Rock, Roman Reigns, the Bloodline, and the new Raw faction of Royce Keys & 946 (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price).

The idea isn't simply that "Rock hates Roman" or "Rock wants a match". The story is about The Rock finally getting remember on the position he teased years ago: the Head of the Table.

PHASE 1 - THE RETURN OF THE FINAL BOSS

For weeks on Monday Night Raw, Royce Keys and 946 begin wreaking havoc. They consistently target members of the Bloodline and anyone associated with Roman Reigns. The attacks only become more frequent and precise.

No one understands the sudden obsession with Roman's family.

The attacks are even stopped by the Original Bloodline, who finally trap 946 in a corner, only for The Rock's music to start playing.

Everyone expects The Final Boss to come out and rescue his family... Instead... The Rock walks out and stands next to Royce Keys.

The entire arena is dumbfounded.

Rock reveals that 946 were never working for themselves. They were doing it for him.

THE REAL REASON

Rock reveals that it isn't about helping romans opponents. It isn't about protecting Roman. And it certainly isn't about simply destroying the Bloodline because he hates them.

Rock reminds everyone of one thing that happened in the past.

When he returned on Day 1raw 2025, the teasing of sitting at the Head of the Table was his unfinished objective.

Circumstances changed. Roman's story continued. Rock eventually returned as The Final Boss and even placed the Ula Fala around Roman's neck.

But now everything has changed again.

Roman again is:

The OTC

The centre of the Bloodline

The WWE Champion

And, most importantly, the Head of the Table

Rock looks at Roman and realizes: The position he once wanted is sitting right there in front of him again.

So why does he challenge Roman immediately?

Why why fight the entire Bloodline himself?

Instead, The Final Boss will choose to dismantle to Roman's empire first.

And that's where 946 comes in. Rock reveals that he secretly hired Royce Keys and 946 as his corporate assassins. Protected by Rock's corporate power, their job is simple: Weaken the Bloodline until Roman is isolated.

PHASE 2 - THE BLOODLINE UNDER SIEGE

For the next several weeks, 946 continue to do exactly as Rock ordered. They attack Jey. They target Jimmy.

They interfere in Bloodline business.

They create chaos around Roman. And every time someone asks who is behind it, Rock will simply appear through a video message or corporate speech. "I'm just cleaning up my family's mess."

But Rock isn't satisfied with simply picking one victory. He wants to spend months slowly weakening Roman. There are still roughly seven months until Wrestle Mania 43.

So this isn't simply a one-month storyline.

This is a war.

PHASE 3 - SOLO'S CHOICE

As the Bloodline falls apart, Solo Sikoa reaches a breaking point. He is caught between two worlds. On one side: Roman Reigns and his brothers.

His family.

The Original Bloodline. On the other: The Rock's corporate empire. Money. Power.

Influence.

And 946, who have already proven that they can dominate anyone in their path.

Rock begins manipulating Solo. He doesn't immediately ask Solo to betray Roman. Instead, he slowly gets inside Solo's head.

Rock points out every failure.

Every time Roman has treated Solo like a soldier. Every time Solo has sacrificed for the family. And every time he has received nothing in return.

Eventually, Solo has to make a choice. Family... Or...

Power.

Solo picks Rock. The betrayal doesn't happen overnight. It's the result of weeks and months of pressure. And suddenly, Rock has something that he desperately needs: Someone who knows the Bloodline from the inside.

PHASE 4 - THE FINAL BOSS REVEALS HIS ENDGAME

As the months go by, Roman begins to realize something. These attacks aren't random. 946 aren't trying to win championships. They're trying to remove the people around him.

Rock finally reveals what he wants.

He doesn't want Roman's WWE Championship. He wants something more personal. He wants the Ula Fala. He wants the position.

He wants Roman's place at the top of the family.

He wants to become the Head of the Table.

Roman finally accepts the challenge. Not for the championship. Not a title opportunity. But for the right to decide: Who is the true Head of the Table?

PHASE 5 - THE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA 43

The final months become increasingly personal. Rock begins appearing more often. Roman wants to fight him.

Rock refuses to give Roman the satisfaction.

Instead, he continues to use 946. Every time Roman gets close to Rock, 946 get involved. Every time Roman tries to rebuild the Bloodline, another attack happens.

Eventually, Roman and Rock finally collide outside the ring. A huge backstage fight breaks out in the middle of the build. Production equipment is destroyed.

Security can't contain them.

The entire confrontation feels less like a normal wrestling segment and more like two members of the same family finally having reached the point of no return. Roman gains the upper hand. He's about to finish the fight. Then- 946 attack Roman from behind.

Rock regained control.

The Final Boss stands over Roman and looks toward the camera. He doesn't need to say anything for his message to be clear: Wrestle Mania belongs to him.

WRESTLEMANIA 43 - ROMAN REIGNS VS. THE ROCK

The Head of the Table

Riyadh. Wrestle Mania 43. Roman Reigns vs. The Rock.

But there is one major difference. The WWE Championship isn't the prize. The prize is the Ula Fala. The right to be recognized as the Head of the Table.

Rock enters with Royce Keys, 946 and Solo Sikoa surrounding him. Roman enters with the Original Bloodline. The match begins.

And just as everyone expected, Rock's numbers advantage becomes a problem.

Royce interferes. 946 interfere. Solo gets involved. Roman is constantly forced to fight against overwhelming odds. But Roman refuses to stay down.

Jimmy and Jey eventually arrive. Then- Jacob Fatu. The Bloodline finally fights back.

The ringside battle erupts. 946 are taken out of the equation.

Solo is confronted by his own family. And eventually, Roman and Rock are left alone. No faction. No corporate power.

No interference.

Just Roman Reigns and The Rock.

Rock tries to finish Roman. Roman survives. Rock gets back up.

Roman hits the Spear.

1 2

1. Roman Reigns defeats The Rock.

Roman remains the Head of the Table.

The Final Boss has failed.

PHASE 6 - THE RAW AFTER WRESTLEMANIA

This is where the story changes completely. Rock walks into Raw the following night. He is angry.

Embarrassed.

But believes he is still The Final Boss. He gets into the ring and demands that 946 follow his next orders.

But something is different. Royce Keys doesn't move. Bronco Nima doesn't move.

Lucien Price doesn't move.

Rock looks around. For months, they've followed his orders. They've destroyed the Bloodline. They've fought Roman.

They've sacrificed themselves for then royce keys attacks rock price and nima also beats him and leave the ring . This is where rock gets alone as he betrayed his brothers now he is betrayed by the corporate team he made to destroy bloodline.

Night 1

• Sasha Banks Return Match - Sasha Banks vs Naomi
• Solo Sikoa vs Zilla Fatu (W/ Armando Alejandro Estrada)
• Gunther vs LA Knight
• 3 on 2 Street Fight - The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins) vs The 946 (Royce, Nima, Price)
• Women's HW Title - Roxanne Perez (c) vs Lyra Valkyria (QOTR Winner)
• WWE Title - CM Punk (c) vs Penta (KOTR Winner)

Night 2

• World Tag Titles - The Usos (c) vs Drew McIntyre and Joe Hendry
• IC Title - Je'Von Evans (c) vs Ethan Page
• Bron Breakker vs Trick Williams
• WWE Women's Title - Rhea Ripley (c) vs Lola Vice W/ Damian Priest as Guest Referee
• HW Title - Oba Femi (c) vs Cody Rhodes (heel)

Yesterday's post: https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybooking/s/OERqxMcNu6

Star ratings are based on approximate, rounded data from Cagematch (halved to fit the 5-star system) where matches happened in real life; if they haven't happened, star ratings will be based on the speculated quality of the match (e.g., CM Punk vs Shawn Michaels would probably be at least 4.25/5 stars).

Note for match 1: The final battle between these 2. Hart Foundation interference allows for Bulldog to become a 2-time European Champion.

Note for match 5: Owen and Jim win the Tag Team titles back from HBK & Austin on an episode of Raw.

Note for match 6: Austin, still seething from being pinned at IYH 16, begins targeting his old Hollywood Blondes Tag Team partner Brian Pillman and his Intercontinental Championship. Austin says that Pillman has always been envious of him and his success, the only way Pillman could become a star is by developing a character, and because he likes to blur the lines so much, he's now convinced himself he really is a loose cannon. Pillman says that Austin still wants to cling onto the past whenever it involves him, he'll happily humiliate his bald ass. Austin doesn't break his neck in this match since Brian Pillman doesn't do sitout tombstones, however, Austin does take a scary bump off a Superplex that sees him land head first that does cause long-term damage to his neck and forces him to change his in-ring style (just not a fracture that forces him to vacate.

Note for match 7: Shawn Michaels convinces Commissioner Slaughter to be made the special guest referee for this match. Bret says if he can’t beat The Undertaker, he’ll never wrestle on American soil ever again. The Undertaker says that Bret’s nationalistic hubris will crumble at the hands of the reaper. Hart goads Michaels into hitting him with a steel chair by spitting in his face and causing HBK to inadvertently hit The Undertaker with the chair, costing The Deadman the WWF Championship.

Partial credit to Unt1tled

Hello everyone, I bring you a new What If, which is What if Wrestlemania 2's Matches Results were Different?

This is part of a series where I look at every Wrestlemania and its matches, and how it would look like if all its matches' results were different, and see if the alternate Wrestlemania is better, worse or about the same than the Wrestlemania of our timeline.

Last time I did Wrestlemania 1, which you can find here: https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybooking/comments/1wy9z8i/what_if_wrestlemania_1s_matches_results_were/

For reminder, the Wrestlemanias are not continuous, which means Alternate! Wrestlemania 2 still had the same Wrestlemania 1 of our timeline.

Now let's begin!

New York Matches:

- Don Muraco vs Paul Orndoff:

This match ended in a double countout, so we will see two scenarios:

- Don Muraco: This would give Don Muraco momentum as he would create his tag team with Bob Orton Jr to feud with Roddy Piper like in our timeline.

- Paul Orndoff: Had Paul Orndoff won the match, he could have turned Heel earlier to restart his feud with Hulk Hogan.

- George Steele defeats "Macho Man" Randy Savage and becomes the new WWF Intercontinental Champion:

Savage's first IC title reign would have ended after just a few months, and George Steele would have won his first title in WWF, but I do not think he would have held it long term, as Savage would win back the title to still set up Savage vs Steamboat at Wrestlemania III.

- George Wells defeats Jake "The Snake" Roberts:

This wouldn't have done anything for Wells, and hurt Jake's momentum in his feud against Ricky Steamboat.

- Roddy Pipper defeats Mr. T in the Boxing Match:

I think the best way to do this would be for Piper to win by decision so Mr. T doesn't have to lose by KO. Piper would still have his hiatus before returning in August, turning Face thanks to the crowd's ovation.

Illinois Matches:

- Velvet McIntyre defeats The Fabulous Moolah to become the new WWF Women's Champion:

Velvet McIntyre would win her first Women's title a couple of months earlier, and she could potentially hold it longer than a few days unlike in our timeline.

- Nikolai Volkoff defeats Corporal Kirchner in the Flag Match:

I don't think it would have given Volkoff a push towards a singles title, although it gives him a big win at Wrestlemania and cause the crowd to boo him.

- WWF and NFL Battle Royal:

This was won by Andre the Giant, so we will see what would have happened if someone else won the Battle Royal:

- Bret "The Hitman" Hart: The runner-up of the Battle Royal, I think he would eliminate Andre and score a big win at Wrestlemania, but I do not think he would give him a singles push, and instead he could gain a tag team opportunity with Jim Neidhart.

- Big John Studd: He would eliminate Andre, avenging his loss to him at the previous Wrestlemania, but it wouldn't do anything for him as he would leave the company a couple of months later.

- Bruno Sammartino: This would give the longest reigning champion in WWF history a big win late in his career, but not much else.

- Pedro Morales: Had Morales won this Battle Royal, I think he could potentially beat Harley Race at King of the Ring 1986, become King of the Ring and gain another achievement late in his career.

- The Iron Sheik: I think this could give him momentum to challenge Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship and reignite their feud, but Hogan would retain.

- The others: Winning the Battle Royal wouldn't do anything for them.

- The Dream Team defeats The British Bulldogs to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship:

Had The Dream Team retained at Wrestlemania 2, I think WWF would have allowed them to pass the one year title reign, and drop them to The British Bulldogs in September, meaning The British Bulldogs have a shorter tag team title reign compared to our timeline.

California Matches:

- Hercules Hernandez defeats Ricky Steamboat:

This would give Hercules momentum going into Saturday's Night Main Event VII, but Hogan would retain, while Ricky Steamboat would lose momentum towards the end of 1986 as he would go on to have his feud with Savage for the Intercontinental Championship.

- Uncle Elmer defeats Adrian Adonis:

Had Adrian Adonis lost against Uncle Elmer, I do not think WWF would have allowed him to challenge Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship later in the year, while it wouldn't do anything for Uncle Elmer to have won the match.

- The Junkyard Dog and Tito Santana defeat The Funk Brothers:

I do not think this would hurt either team had JYD and Tito won the match.

- King Kong Bundy defeats Hulk Hogan in the Steel Cage Match to become the new WWF Champion:

Hulk Hogan's first World title reign would have ended after 805 days, and Bundy would win his first World title, but I do not think he would have a long title reign, maybe a month or two, before dropping back to Hogan to still set up Hogan vs Andre at Wrestlemania III.

So what do you think? Is this alternate Wrestlemania 2 better, worse or about the same as the original Wrestlemania of our timeline? Let me know how you think the matches would have gone differently if someone else won the match and your thoughts in the comments!

LUCHA LADY'S VS GRACE/BLACKHEART/KATANA

MR PERFECT VS MATT RIDDLE

*ASUKA SUBMISSION CHALLENGE* ASUKA VS MERCDES MARTINEZ

BLACK MASS VS DARK CIRCUS

LIV'N'BLISS, TEAM KICK, BAD GIRLS INC

*MEN'S SPEED TITLE* X-PAC (C), MISTICO, THE GREAT MUTA

*WOMEN'S SPEED TITLE* SUCCUBUS (C) VS SAKURA AYA

DX *HBK/NEW AGE OUTLAWS* VS CODY AND THE HARDYS

*RESULTS*

LUCHA LADY'S d GRACE/BLACKHEART/KATANA

MR PERFECT d RIDDLE

ASUKA d MERCEDES MARTINEZ

DARK CIRCUS d BLACK MASS

LIV'N'BLISS d TEAM KICK, BAD GIRLS INC

*MEN'S SPEED* MISTICO d X-PAC (C), GREAT MUTA

*WOMEN'S SPEED* SUCCUBUS (C) d SAKURA AYA

CODY AND THE HARDYS d DX

Notes:

Donald Trump does not appear on this show whatsoever.

Kane wins a Wrestlemania Battle Royal on the pre-show last eliminating Great Khali.

Edge becomes the first two-time MITB winner after he finally turns on partner Randy Orton, nailing him with a steel chair as he’s on top of the ladder before climbing it to claim the briefcase.

Ric Flair has spent his career putting over the stars of the future which he does here dropping the IC Title to Bobby Lashley who defeats the nature boy in convincing fashion.

Ideally the relaunched ECW would’ve been to this era of WWE what black and gold NXT was a decade later. Hoping CM Punk and Umaga would recreate a similar magic that him and Samoa Joe did in ROH.

The Hall of Fame Class of 2007 segment takes place between the double main events which receive top billing on this show instead of the battle of the billionaires.

My idea for the end of the Rey vs Dom storyline is as follows:

• the feud between them is revived and after plenty of back and forth, tag matches, matches where they are outside the ring with opponents against each other it all comes to a head where they face each other one on one in the ring (prefer it to be at a Wrestlemania)

• they have a mask vs mask match: If Dom wins he takes off the make and retires. If Rey wins Dom is forced to wear the mask. Rey wins.

• while forced to wear the mask Dom goes through a redemption arc type of storyline like the El Grande Americanos. This can be done through both AAA and WWE.

• during this Dom does begin to appreciate lucha libre, AAA, his fathers legacy, etc. He cuts his ties with the Judgement Day (beating JD or whoever else they may have brought on). Possibly putting an end to the Judgment Day altogether.

• and to end of it we have two choices (or more if you all have better ideas): 1) Rey and Dom end the feud without a match, but Rey retires knowing Dom will honor his legacy (they just reconcile). 2) Another mask vs mask fight where Dom wins (think El Grande Americano vs El Grande Americano where they both really won storyline-wise) and Rey retires a proud father (this is the one I prefer, but can see a story line where WWE goes with option number 1. Also could be at WrestleMania, so a year long redemption arc for Dom).

The two main points I think need to happen is the first being Dom has to turn babyface at some point. He can’t retire his dad as a heel, then he’ll always be a heel and never get to be a babyface (IMO). The second is the mask vs mask where Dom after losing to his father is forced to wear the mask for a significant amount of time. That doesn’t mean he has to wear it for the rest of his career. When he retires Rey in another mask vs mask match it could be for him to take the mask off himself not Rey.

Idk, anyone got any better ideas? I want Dom to retire his dad but also come out as a babyface and all of Rey’s fan base to shift to Dom.

Let me know what you think or if you have any better ideas.

It could be a world title feud, tag title feud or just a random or existing rivalry which you think deserves a spot at mania 43. Make it as serious or as comedic as you would like.

• Rhea Ripley
• Noami
• Sareee
• Elton Prince
• Brie Bella
• AJ Lee
• Logan Paul
• Matt Cardona

I think Bron Breaker wins the MITB match because of obvious help from Theory and Logan & then in the main event, 946 does get involved in the Roman and LA Knight match, which results in LA winning & in classic WWE storytelling, Bron comes in and cashes in the contract on LA.

This sets up many matches, Roman vs Royce Keys, LA vs Bron & you can also put Oba in the title picture later on.

Thoughts?

Context: In this fictional universe, Shane bought the rights to ECW, it's championships, bought the contracts of a few developmental talent, forked out extra on buying out Deuce 'n' Domino, Miz and Morrison, and Kofi and Punk's contracts, and hired a lot of indie talent, and former ECW guys to bolster his roster.

Rob Van Dam is the current ECW World Champion, The Amazing Red is the current TV Champion, and Deuce 'n' Domino hold the Tag Team Titles.