@HeyHeyItsConrad Storyline wise, HBK vs Taker's HIAC match was to determine who faced Bret at Survivor Series. How should they have dealt with that logically to put Taker against Bret, assuming that you can't go back and change the HIAC finish, which was perfect with Kane's debut.
@CINEINLA@Switchblade97 Nick Patrick's failure to execute the fast count irreparably damaged both Sting and Hart. Bret looked like an idiot demanding that the match restart. Got off on a bad foot and never recovered.
@JackTriceMafia I'm old enough that I miss when the champions were decided by the polls. In hindsight, moving away from them started the process of killing off cfb's charm.
@AllDAYZ77 I'm kinda convinced that Roman starts his transformation into the tribal chief here, if Covid doesn't happen. He probably squashes Goldberg "wreck everyone and leave" style.
@James94863007@EliteClubS0B I think what they are saying is that they might delay the Rumble to take advantage of the promotion that would come during the Super Bowl the week prior on ESPN.
@EliteClubS0B I honestly would welcome this. The road to Mania is too long nowadays and it just drags, especially when the main event is set in stone from the Rumble, like it was last year with Punk and Roman.
@AllDAYZ77 Big John Studd because it led to nothing for him at that point in his career. I know it predates the Mania main event prize, but Studd really did nothing of note besides be a special guest ref for Andre/Jake at Mania 5 afterwards.
@ThirstRoundPick@rwatkins829@TheRajGiri It didn't help that Bret wasn't involved in the world title scene at all before he won it out of nowhere at an untelevised show. His last big match was losing the IC title. Really, Bret's elevation to the top was way too sudden and it didn't feel like he belonged then
@rajmuker People say this stuff all the time and then WWE just makes more money than ever on their next TV deals. The only thing that could potentially shut AEW out is that WWE has diversified its distributors so much that AEW will find it hard to find one that isn't carrying WWE.