Tonight, In This Very Ring: A Collection of Wrestling Timelines

[Megafighter3]

The 1993 Royal Rumble​

Doing the '93 Rumble AGAIN!

#1: Ric Flair
#2: Bob Backlund

Yep. So far, so same.

#3: Papa Shango

Oh hey, it's the spooky Voodoo man! And out he goes (30, Shango)

#4: Ted DiBiase
#5: Brian Knobbs

Knobbs comes in gets taken out next (29, Knobbs)

#6: Virgil

Virgil goes right for DiBiase, won't do him much good, put points for effort (28, Virgil)

#7: Jerry Lawler
#8: Max Moon

Okay, so this time it is Paul Diamond and he gets sent out by Lawler pretty quickly (27, Moon) before, DiBiase and Flair have their fun with Backlund.

#9: Genichiro Tenryu
#10: Mr. Perfect

Tenryu goes for DiBiase while Perfect sends Ric out, like he did in OTL (26, Flair)

#11: Brian Pillman

And here comes the Ticking Time Bomb himself! He charges right for Hennig, sending them both over the ropes and onto the floor. (25, Perfect) (24, Pillman) Pillman goes apeshit on him, forcing security to break it up again. Backlund, meanwhile, dumps out Lawler (23, Lawler) and goes to help Tenryu with DiBiase,

#12: Koko B. Ware

Tenryu ends up going out (22, Tenryu) so Koko goes after the Million Dollar Man.

#13: Samu
#14: The Berzerker

Samu and the Berzerker come in and start in on Backlund, leaving poor Koko on his own and leaving him to be eliminated (21, Koko)

#15: The Undertaker

And out come 'Taker to get rid of The Berzerker (20, Berzerker) and Samu (19, Samu)

#16: Terry Taylor

Taylor goes for DiBiase, but he fails and gets tossed out (18, Taylor) before Backlund and Undertaker take over.

#17: Damien Demento

Yep. This jobber. Goes right into the Million Dollar Dream, followed by a Crossface Chickenwing, then Undertaker dumps him out with a chokeslam (17, Demento)

#18: Irwin R. Schyster

IRS comes in to help his boss, pulling Backlund off.

#19: Tatanka

Tatanka comes in to help Backlund fight IRS.

#20: Jerry Sags

Sags looks for revenge for his tag partner, but it doesn't go all too well for him (16, Sags)

#21: Typhoon

This isn't looking good for Ted as Typhoon joins up with the Deadman. Backlund and Tatanka finally dump out IRS (15, IRS) leading to DiBiase being the next to go out (14, DiBiase)

#22: Fatu

Goes right for Typhoon while the Deadman eyes his targets and throws a few bones

#23: Earthquake

Quake comes in to help his partner.

#24: Carlos Colon

'Taker goes ahead and takes care of that "youngster" Carlos (13, Colon)

#25: Tito Santana
#26: Rick Martel

These two get right at it.

#27: Yokozuna

Yoko comes in to help out Fatu, knocking off Typhoon (12, Typhoon) though Fatu goes in the process (11, Fatu) leaving Yoko vs. Earthquake, Martel/Santana and Undertaker tossing out Backlund (10, Backlund)

#28: Owen Hart

Martel throws out Santana (9, Santana) while Yoko dumps out Earthquake (8, Earthquake)

#29: Repo Man
#30: Randy Savage

Yoko tosses out Tatanka (7, Tatanka) and Owen sends Martel out (6, Martel) leaving the final four of Yokozuna, Undertaker, Owen Hart and Randy Savage once he dumps Repo Man (5, Repo Man)

Yoko and Undertaker fight it out, with Yoko getting the better of the Deadman (4, Undertaker) and Savage sends Owen out (3, Hart)

And once again, Savage wins the Rumble again, sending out Yokozuna (2, Yokozuna) Randy Savage gets a title shot for WrestleMania! Who's gonna win? Will I ever book something other than Bret/Savage for IX? Why would you want that?

 

[Megafighter3]

WrestleMania IX

Venue: Caesar's Palace in Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 17,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Bobby Heenan​

Tito Santana/Tatanka d. Papa Shango/Doink the Clown

POC babyface team beats Men of Questionable Facepaint after End of the Trail to Shango. Just a solid tidy tag match to kick things off.

Shawn Michaels (c) (w/Sensational Sherri) d. Bob Backlund for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Shawn, ever the cocky heel, clowns on the veteran Backlund. Story is simple enough as Backlund never won the IC title and doesn't much care for this young upstart Michaels. Michaels plans to send Backlund back to the old folks home he escaped from. HBK keeps here with Sweet Chin Music.

Brian Pillman d. Mr. Perfect

Pillman, the Ticking Time Bomb, he craves violence. He wants to destroy anyone he can find and he's set his sights on Mr. Perfect. Maybe have him jostle Heenan before the match to mess with Curt and get Brain to say the "F" word on PPV. Fun times! The match is the best of Pillman's career so far as Hennig, while nowhere near as good as he used to be thanks to the back injury, is capable of working a great match with Brian. It ends with a Pillmanizer and more punishment to the Perfect's back.

Razor Ramon d. Crush
The Steiner Brothers d. Money Inc (c) for the WWF Tag Team Championship

You saw these matches last TL. Same as before, though with less Kama for Ricky and Scotty to toss around.

Lex Luger d. Hulk Hogan (w/Brutus Beefcake)

So, minor miscalculation last time, the steroid trial didn't happen until November of '93, but we can say that the process was sped up when Hogan released the book. Here, we have the end of Hulkamania. Hogan losing to Luger to sell him as a new monster heel and because we haven't got a lot of Hogan left. He passes out in the Torture Rack rather than submit.

The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) d. Yokozuna (w/Mr. Fuji)

And because I'm not booking Giant Gonzales ever, let's have this match. Two unstoppable monsters going at it, ending with Tombstone from the Deadman.

Bret Hart (c) d. Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

You know the drill, guys. Match of the night, the main event of WrestleMania IX. Elbow drop missed, Sharpshooter, pass the torch.

 

[Megafighter3]

King of the Ring 1993​

First Round Results (Television)

Owen Hart d. Brian Pillman
Razor Ramon d. Tito Santana
Mr. Perfect d. Doink the Clown
Mr. Hughes d. Kamala
Jim Duggan d. Papa Shango
Bam Bam Bigelow d. Typhoon
Lex Luger d. Bob Backlund
Tatanka d. Giant Gonzales

Venue: Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio
Attendance: 10,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Bobby Heenan​

(Dark: Papa Shango (c) d. Crush for the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship)

You know this match happened? It was Shango/Hart OTL, but still. Crazy times.

Owen Hart d. Razor Ramon in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match
Mr. Perfect d. Mr. Hughes (w/Harvey Whippleman) in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match
Bam Bam Bigelow d. Jim Duggan in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match
Lex Luger d. Tatanka in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match

Really, the only difference here is Luger/Tatanka went to time limit, but given how we booked Luger to beat Hogan clean, there's no reason to buy that Tatanka could do the job. Owen's working with some sort of kayfabe injury due to Pillman, so he's fighting from underneath.

Owen Hart d. Mr. Perfect in a King of the Ring Semifinal Match
Lex Luger d. Bam Bam Bigelow in a King of the Ring Semifinal Match

Luger advances over Bigelow here while Owen continues to fight his way for the crown.

Shawn Michaels (c) (w/Diesel) d. Randy Savage for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

It's the Randy Savage retirement tour! We have him come off the table for PPVs leading up to WrestleMania. Whatever we can have him do, we'll do it. This time, he's wrestling Michaels in an awesome match for the IC strap, really getting HBK over as a rising star. Plus he's got that big guy next to him, Diesel. He seems like a real bad dude with attitude. Cut the eight-man tag to make room for this.

Yokozuna (w/Mr. Fuji) d. Hulk Hogan (w/Jimmy Hart)

No title, but this is it for Hulkamania. Banzai Drop sends him down south. In case you're wondering, the Hollywood Blonds (Steve Austin and Dustin Rhodes) are doing pretty good. They're tag champs and all.

Bret Hart (c) d. Ted DiBiase (w/Irwin R. Schyster) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Give them as much time as we can to make Bret be a fighting champion. Just a good technical wrestling bout here. Nice slice of workrate to get over the New Generation.

Lex Luger d. Owen Hart in the King of the Ring Final Match

And just when you think Owen's gonna overcome the odds, having beaten Pillman, Razor and Perfect, Luger overpowers him. Decimates him. Owen survies a forearm shot and holds out of the Torture Rack, then gets hit with the Guillotine (F5) and it's all over. All hail King Lex Luger!

 

[Unknown]

Dustin Rhodes would actually be a good replacement for Brian Pillman in the Hollywood Blonds, IMO (and the irony is that both Austin and Rhodes are from Texas (Rhodes is from Austin, while Steve Austin (real name Steve Williams--he changed it to avoid confusion with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams) is from Victoria, Texas))…

Yeah, I see Rhodes and Austin getting along well ITTL...

 

[Unknown]

With regards to Bruiser Brody, his not getting along with promoters caused him and others a lot of problems; for instance, Bobby Heenan said in his autobiography that he had no respect for Brody because his tendency to screw over promoters caused harm to other wrestlers (this was the reason for his no-sell match with Lex Luger; when Luger asked him if they had a problem, Brody told him that he didn't have a problem with Luger himself, but with the promoter--and with the fact that they were both babyfaces)...

 

[Megafighter3]

SummerSlam 1993

Venue: The Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 24,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Bobby Heenan​

Razor Damon d. Ted DiBiase
The Steiner Brothers (c) d. The Heavenly Bodies (w/Jim Cornette) for the WWF Tag Team Championship
Shawn Michaels (c) (w/Diesel) d. Mr. Perfect for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

So, we have three OTL matches to start off, though Michaels beats Perfect cleanly as that wraps him up.

The 1-2-3 Kid d. Irwin R. Schyster

The Kid wins this here in a reverse of the OTL match. New Generation!

Owen Hart d. Doink the Clown (w/Jerry Lawler)

After King of the Ring, Lawler took to taunting Owen, dubbing him the Almost King. As King of Memphis, Lawler claims to know what a real king is like and that Owen's lower than a court jester, bringing us to the Doink match, which Owen wins. And since he beat Doink, he gets a match with Lawler.

Owen Hart d. Jerry Lawler by disqualification

And he almost wins, but then out comes Pillman to crack him with a chair, drawing the DQ. Pillman and Lawler beat on Owen.

Ludvig Borga d. Marty Jannetty

One more OTL match.

The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) d. Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Luna Vachon)

Just two big hosses going at it. The unstoppable Deadman vs the acrobatic Beast from the East. Tombstone victory after a fun match.

Yokozuna/The Headshrinkers (w/Mr. Fuji and Afa) d. Tatanka/The Smoking Gunns in a Six-Man Tag Team Match

Put the Samoans together and have them wreck the team that I just realized is literally Cowboys and Indians. What the fuck was the New Generation? Banzai drop to Tatanka ends the bout.

Bret Hart (c) d. Lex Luger (w/Jim Cornette) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Bret overcomes everything King Luger can throw at him. He recovers from the forearm shot, holds out in the Sharpshooter and even kicks out of the Guillotine. Sharpshooter seals the deal for Bret as he heads for Survivor Series as champion for a year.

 

[Megafighter3]

Survivor Series 1993

Venue: Boston Garden
Attendance: 16,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Bobby Heenan​

(Dark: The Smoking Gunns d. Brooklyn Brawler/Barry Horowitz)

The Heavenly Bodies (w/Jim Cornette) d. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (c) for the SMW Tag Team Championship

I think this'll be our only OTL match because everything else is brand new.

Lex Luger (w/Jim Cornette) d. Marty Jannetty

Just to get Luger on the card. Marty bumps around for Luger before getting taken out with the Torture Rack.

New Demolition (Crush/Blast) (w/Mr. Fuji) d. Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Luna Vachon) in a Handicap Match

Here comes the Crush! Here comes the Blaster! New Demolition! Total Disaster! Pain and Destruction are their middle names! Yep, Adam Bomb is now Demolition Blast as these two fight Bam Bam. Bam Bam's a tough bastard and is willing to take on two giants, but it actually ends badly for him. Demolition Decapitation ends the match.

Razor Ramon (w/1-2-3 Kid) d. Diesel (w/Shawn Michaels)

It's a Kliq lovefest here as the Bad Guy and Big Daddy Cool meet up. Plenty of interference from the Kids (heh) before Razor wins it with the Razor's Edge.

Brian Pillman d. Owen Hart by Count-Out

We play up the connection between Pillman and the Harts here, retconning that "ex-con" thing from last year. The match starts going in Owen's favor, so Pillman takes desperate measures. The rest of the Harts are in the crowd to see Bret defend against Yoko tonight, but Pillman rolls out and grabs a nearby chair. Without even a second of hesitation, he strikes Stu Hart with the chair, eliciting some great heat. Bruce, who tagged with Pillman in Stampede, gets in Brian's face about the chair shot and takes one too. Keith Hart takes a shot before Owen finally runs out. The two fight outside, Owen getting tossed over the rail before Pillman slides in for the count-out victory. Then he slides out to keep beating on Owen while security goes to grab him.

The All-Americans (Randy Savage/The Undertaker/The Steiner Brothers) (w/Elizabeth and Paul Bearer) d. The Foreign Fanatics (Jacques Rougeau/Ludvig Borga/The Headshrinkers) (w/Afa and Johnny Polo)

So, we switch some folks out for this match. Borga goes out first, thanks to a Tombstone. The Steiners and Headshrinkers do some trade off with Rick going out first, followed by Samu, then Fatu managing to take out Scott to end that off. However, he's left exhausted and falls to the Tombstone. A Tombstone followed by a Savage Elbow Drop ends it for the Fanatics.

Shawn Michaels (c) (w/Diesel) d. 1-2-3 Kid (w/Razor Ramon) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

And after Razor beat Diesel, you'd think that the Kid would beat Michaels, but instead it goes to Michaels. Good match with more fun interference from the seconds. Sweet Chin Music to keep for HBK as he continues his run as IC champ.

Bret Hart (c) d. Yokozuna (w/Jim Cornette)

The big, dominating force of Yokozuna goes up against the master of technical wrestling, the Excellence of Execution, Bret Hart. Hart does get tossed around easily, but keeps getting up and overcomes the big Samoan, even after a racket shot from Cornette. Bret escapes the Banzai Drop and goes into his Five Moves of Doom, ending with the Sharpshooter to retain his title for what is now over a year in.

 

[Megafighter3]

Royal Rumble 1994

Venue: Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 14,500
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Ted DiBiase​

Brian Pillman d. Owen Hart in a No Holds Barred Match

And we give Pillman a big win here to kick off the show. It starts off with some hold exchanges, then a bit of high-flying action before it finally descends into a brawl. Pillmanizer wins it for the Ticking Time Bomb, who looms over the beaten Owen and screams insults at the poor guy.

The Quebecers (Jacques Rougeau/Pierre Oulette) (w/Johnny Polo) d. The Steiner Brothers (c) for the WWF Tag Team Championship

Sadly, the Steiners don't make it to a year with the belts with the Quebecers taking the straps here.

Shawn Michaels (c) (w/Diesel) d. Razor Ramon (w/1-2-3 Kid) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

Michaels manages to sneak away with the belt again, beating the Bad Guy. Almost there, but not yet. But now this means Shawn also has held the IC title for a year. Good stuff all around from the New Generation.

Bret Hart (c) d. The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) in a Casket Match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

And instead of Yoko, we get Bret vs. Undertaker. Undertaker's been dominant all year, beating Yokozuna, Bam Bam, taking out half of the Foreign Fanatics. But Bret has been no slouch since winning the title, keeping against Michaels, Savage, DiBiase, Luger and Yokozuna. And he adds Undertaker to list of beaten opponents, tossing him into the casket and shutting it. That wraps up the non-Rumble card.

Soon, the Royal Rumble.

 

[Megafighter3]

The 1994 Royal Rumble​

#1: Scott Steiner
#2: Samu

Match starts off with Steiner and Samu going at it with throws.

#3: Rick Steiner

And here comes Rick to help his brother out as Scott dumps Samu (30, Samu)

#4: Kwang

Here comes the Puerto Rican ninja and out he goes quick! (29, Kwang)

#5: Owen Hart

Owen proves despite the beating he took earlier to be a lot tougher and holds out against the Steiners.

#6: Bart Gunn

Gunn comes in to help Owen fight off the Steiners, Owen sending out Rick (28, Rick)

#7: Diesel

And here comes Big Daddy Cool to make an impression by dumping out Scotty (27, Scott) and destroying Owen and Bart, sending him out as well (26, Bart)

#8: Bob Backlund

Backlund comes in and gets dumped out by Diesel. (25, Backlund)

#9: Billy Gunn

And there goes the other cowboy. (24. Billy)

#10: Virgil

Heh. No. (23, Virgil)

#11: Randy Savage

Owen is almost about to go, but Randy makes the save, the two fighting to try and get rid of Diesel.

#12: Jeff Jarrett

Here comes Jeff Jarrett. He's not a country singer as in OTL. Instead, he's sold as a star of the Memphis wrestling scene, personally signed by Lawler. He comes in after Owen while Savage takes on Diesel alone.

#13: Crush

Crush goes in on Savage.

#14: Doink the Clown

Doink goes for Owen, but instead he gets tossed out (22, Doink)

#15: Bam Bam Bigelow

Bigelow comes in throws hands with damn near anyone.

#16: Mabel

Mabel goes right for Bigelow. Fights are now Owen/Jarrett, Randy vs. Diesel/Crush and Bigelow/Mabel

#17: Bob Holly

BEEP BEEP, YOU SON OF A BITCH! LOOK WHO IT IS! BOOOOOOB HOLLY!

#18: Shawn Michaels

Here comes the Intercontinental Champion to shake things up! Holly gets the first Superkick out (21, Holly) followed by Mabel (20, Mabel), then goes for Owen, but misses and sends out Jarrett (19, Jarrett)

Owen goes for HBK, Bigelow going for Crush while Diesel and Randy keep fighting.

#19: Mo

Bam Bam pulls away to clobber Mo and send him out (18, Mo)

#20: Greg Valentine

Greg goes for Randy, but Randy tosses him out (17, Valentine)

#21: Tatanka

Tatanka comes in and goes for Crush and Bigelow, the two beating on him.

#22: The Great Kabuki

Kabuki comes in and blasts mist right at Crush, leaving him prone to elimination (16, Crush) before going after Shawn and Owen.

#23: Lex Luger

Luger and Bigelow go in on Tatanka, beating him down and sending him out (15, Tatanka) while Savage finally tosses out Diesel (14, Diesel)

#24: Genichiro Tenryu

Tenryu's back! He comes in to help Kabuki in fighting Owen and Shawn while Randy takes on Luger and Bigelow.

#25: Norm the Lunatic

Norm goes for Bigelow, splitting off Luger and Savage on their own.

#26: Rick Martel

Martel goes for Luger, but doesn't get anything for it (13, Martel) while Owen sends out Kabuki (12, Kabuki) and Shawn takes out Tenryu (11, Tenryu) while Bigelow takes out Norm (10, Norm) and Savage ducks an oncoming forearm to send Luger out (9, Luger)

#27: Brian Pillman

Pillman runs right for Savage, sending both of them spilling out of the match (8, Savage) (7, Pillman)

Thus, we have Shawn Michaels, Owen Hart and Bam Bam Bigelow.

#28: Fatu

Fatu goes for Bigelow because more hoss fighting. At this point, we'll say Bigelow is a tweener because I dunno what I'm doing with him.

#29: Marty Jannetty

Oh, poor Marty. First comes the Superkick from Shawn, sending him into a Samoan Drop from Fatu, then a moonsault by Bigelow and then Owen just mecry tosses him (6, Jannetty)

#30: Blast

Blast comes in and sends out Fatu (5, Fatu) leaving the final four of Owen, Shawn, Bigelow and Blast.

Bam Bam gets tossed out by the New Demolition Member (4, Bigelow) before Owen and Shawn team up to kick Blast out (3, Blast)

So, we end on Owen and Shawn. Shawn and Owen. Two young, hungry men looking to get that coveted title shot at Bret. Tonight, Owen surprises everyone by taking Shawn out with the dropkick (2, Michaels)

Owen Hart is going to WrestleMania! Owen Hart is gonna face his brother at WrestleMania!

 

[Unknown]

IOTL, Owen Hart should have gotten a run with the WWF championship at some point--he did have the talent for it.

If Owen had lived, I could see him in a feud with the McMahon-Helmsley regime, especially given that Triple H was one of those who had been involved in the Montreal Screwjob against Bret. He'd be as good an opponent as Mick Foley was, IMO...

 

[Dannyboy]

So we getting Pillman vs Savage instead of against Crush at Wrestlmania X?

 

[Megafighter3]

WrestleMania X

Venue: Madison Square Garden
Attendance: 18,500
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

(Dark: Mabel d. Doink the Clown)

The Heavenly Bodies (w/Jim Cornette) d. The Bushwhackers

So, we have an OTL match, though it was dark, but we'll have it here as an opener. The real important part is that JR doesn't get fired on February and well, you remember how Pillman started off in the role of Nailz? Yeah, that means Kevin Wacholz won't be testifying at the steroid trial. Hope you're enjoying WrestleMania X, Vince! It may be the last one you see!

Bam Bam Bigelow d. Lex Luger (w/Jim Cornette)

Ah, screw it. Bam Bam's face now. He and Luger have a match because they need to go on the card somewhere. Big moonsault victory so the crowd stays happy.

Yokozuna (w/Mr. Fuji) d. Earthquake

Quick squash since Earthquake's heading down south. Banzai Drop after a salt shot.

Brian Pillman d. Randy Savage in a Texas Death Match

Yep, isntead of Crush we get the Ticking Time Bomb going up against Macho Madness. They barely even spend any time doing mat work as it descends into all out brawling. ending with the Pillmanizer and the ten count. I think Randy's got like one more PPV, but if this wraps him up, then that's perfectly fine by me.

Alundra Blayze (c) d. Luna Vachon for the WWF Women's Championship

Instead of Leilani Kai, we bring in Luna to have a match with Blayze. Might get a bit more time since we cut the Luger/Yoko match (though Bret/Owen is getting thirty minutes) so they put on a good bout with Alundra retaining the belt.

New Demolition d. The Quebecers (c) (w/Johnny Polo) for the WWF Tag Team Championship

New Demolition tear through the Quebecers, hitting the Demolition Decapitation to Jacques to claim the tag titles. New Demolition!

Razor Ramon d. Shawn Michaels (c) (w/Diesel) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

OTL match, though Shawn's the champ coming in.

Bret Hart (c) d. Owen Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship (Guest Ref: Mr. Perfect)

30 minutes of Hart vs. Hart wrestling action. A match worthy of main event status as both brothers give their all to put on the best match, ending with a Sharpshooter to Owen. The brothers shake hands after the match as Bret holds his belt up to close out WrestleMania X.

 

[Megafighter3]

King of the Ring 1994​

First Round Results (Television)

Razor Ramon d. Kwang
Bam Bam Bigelow d. Bob Holly
Scott Steiner d. Mike Rotunda
Mabel d. Pierre Ouelett
Owen Hart d. Doink the Clown
Tatanka d. Crush
The 1-2-3 Kid d. Blast
Jeff Jarrett d. Lex Luger

So, Steiner makes it to the next round and Razor, after beating Kwang, gives and odd glance to the ninja before suddenly jumping and yanking off his mask, revealing his face to the audience and looking at the unmasked Kwang in shock. Seems the two know each other... hrm... anyway, on to the PPV!

Venue: Baltimore Arena
Attendance: 12,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Randy Savage​

Shawn Michaels/Diesel d. Roddy Piper/Jerry Lawler

We kick off with the young, cocky heels taking on a pair of vets. Piper's had enough of Shawn's new attitude, and he wants Lawler to help him deal with these punks. It doesn't work out well for either of them, with Piper taking Sweet Chin Music so HBK and BDC secure a win.

Razor Ramon d. Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Luna Vachon) in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match
Scott Steiner d. Mabel (w/Oscar) in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match
Owen Hart d. Tatanka in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match
1-2-3 Kid d. Jeff Jarrett in a King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match
Razor Ramon d. Scott Steiner in a King of the Ring Semifinal Match
Owen Hart d. 1-2-3 Kid in a King of the Ring Semifinal Match

Just a whole lot of mostly OTL matches with Steiner in place of Rotunda, but now we take some time for a new match.

The Headshrinkers (w/Afa) d. New Demolition (c) for the WWF Tag Team Championship

Turns out Crush is leaving before SummerSlam, so we gotta switch the belts here. Crush takes the fall as we have new tag champs. Shame too as I really wanted a long run for the New Demolition.

Owen Hart d. Razor Ramon in the King of the Ring Final Match

OTL match, but we work in the return of the unmasked Kwang to cost Razor at a critical point. Owen still wins King of the Ring and a future shot at his brother.

Bret Hart (c) (w/Jim Neidhart) d. Brian Pillman for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship by disqualification

Pillman finally gets a title match and its interesting to see his attempts to outbrawl Bret actually get snuffed out as Bret has clearly paid good attention to Pillman's matches. Pillman tries everything in his arsenal, but the Hitman has a counter for all of it. Neidhart insisted on being at ringside, not wanting the Ticking Time Bomb to try anything funny. He ends up getting on the apron to yell when Pillman sneaks in a chair, only to get clocked with it. Then a shot to Bret for the DQ, but Pillman keeps going, even putting Bret's leg between the chair and slamming down on it with an elbow (maybe that's the injury he gave Owen last year. Pillman being the man to Pillmanize guys ITTL. Irony.) Medical personnel go to help Bret while security once again takes Pillman away.

 

[eldandythedoubter]

Sorry Owen, but bret and pillman comes first. 95 can be your year.

 

[Megafighter3]

SummerSlam 1994

Venue: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 23,500
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

(Dark: Tatanka d. Mabel)

The Headshrinkers (c) (w/Afa) d. New Demolition (Blast/Dozer) for the WWF Tag Team Championship

Here comes the Blast! Here comes the Dozer! New Demolition! This gimmick's dying! So, with Crush gone, we bring in a NEW member of Demolition: Demolition Dozer, portrayed by Brian Lee. So instead of Fake Undertaker you get Fake Demolition. Dozer takes the fall as Demolition is pretty much done here.

Alundra Blayze (c) d. Bull Nakano (w/Luna Vachon) for the WWF Women's Championship

OTL match.

Razor Ramon (c) d. Savio Vega for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

So, Razor is sold as a Tony Montana style gangster and Vega is the leader of one of the gangs he had taken down. Vega's been out for revenge since, but he doesn't get hit here. It's a glorified squash with Vega getting little offense before falling to the Razor's Edge.

Lex Luger (w/Ted DiBiase) d. Bam Bam Bigelow

Luger's been on a bit of a losing streak, so Cornette sells his contract to DiBiase. Ted takes to managing him and he gets revenge on Luger for WrestleMania. Big Guillotine to the Beast from the East.

Jeff Jarrett (w/Jim Cornette) d. Owen Hart

And with the money from selling Luger's contract, Cornette bought Jarrett's and promised to get him gold. First, Jarrett gets payback on Owen for King of the Ring. It's a good match up, ending after a racket shot leaves Owen prone for the Stroke.

The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) d. Diesel (w/Shawn Michaels)

The Deadman returns! And he's come to take out Michaels and Diesel. These punks have been talking about getting rid of the old guard of the WWF and while Undertaker's not exactly a veteran, he's certainly one of the few remnants of Hulkamania. He's a goofy zombie cowboy gimmick who gets powers from an urn. The Kliq members mock him all the way to SummerSlam, where we have this match. 'Taker wins with the Tombstone, making a big comeback and scaring Michaels by making it clear, gimmick or no, he's still 6'10 asskicker.

Bret Hart (c) d. Brian Pillman in a Steel Cage Match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

Sorry, Owen. I love ya, man. But I gotta do Bret/Pillman in a cage. As you can imagine, it's an awesome match. Bret goes for the wrestling game while Pillman just goes in their like a caged animal (hah!) and targets Bret's injured leg. The match comes to a climax as Pillman and Bret both begin climbing out, Neidhart doing his best to stop Pillman and getting kicked off onto a nearby announce table while Bret struggles due to his bad leg. Pillman's getting down faster, but gets cut off by Davey Boy. Owen runs down and looks at Bret, who reaches for his little brother. Owen has a brief pause, but eventually helps Bret climb down to retain before heading off to tend to Neidhart while Davey Boy carries off Pillman. Things are heating up on the top of the card.

 

[Megafighter3]

Survivor Series 1994

Venue: Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 11,700
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

The Smoking Gunns d. The Headshrinkers (Yokozuna/Fatu) (c) (w/Afa) for the WWF Tag Team Championship

So, Samu's gone, but we keep the Headshrinkers going by bringing Yoko in as a replacement rather than the Barbarian. But, since Yoko will be taken off TV for weight loss, the Gunns surprise everyone by overcoming the Headshrinkers and winning the tag belts, hitting the Sidewinder on Fatu.

Jeff Jarrett (w/Jim Cornette) d. Bob Backlund

This time Jarrett does it with the Figure Four, strutting it up after the match.

Bam Bam Bigelow d. King Kong Bundy (w/Ted DiBiase)

Bam Bam, still doing his face run, beats another big man. Moonsault wins it for the Beast from the East.

Lex Luger (w/Ted DiBiase) d. Tatanka

Just to fill up slots on the card. Guillotine to Tatanka.

Brian Pillman d. Doink the Clown

Q: Why is Brian Pillman beating up Doink?

A: He looked at him funny!

*crickets*

...Yeah, I needed something for Pillman to do, so he goes and beats up a clown. Pillmanizer ends this one fast.

The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) d. Demolition Blast

And the destruction of Demolition keeps going. Chokeslam. Tombstone. The Deadman's bringing some real devastation.

The Kliq (Shawn Michaels/Diesel/Razor Ramon/1-2-3 Kid) d. The Hart Family (Bret Hart/Owen Hart/Davey Boy Smith/Jim Neidhart) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series Match

So, the Kliq's not officially formed, this is just them picking a name for the Survivor Series team, but how could I resist? Razor and Kid are still face to Diesel and Michaels' heels, but a match is a match. Kid manages an upset by getting Neidhart out first, but then and Owen meet and while Kid is fast and full of pluck and spirit, Owen's got a good amount of speed and experience to match him with and gets him out after an Enzuigiri.

However, this leaves Owen to get bullied by Diesel and Razor. He's smaller and get tossed around before getting taken out with the Razor's Edge. Davey Boy proves hard to overpower and manages to get a Running Powerslam on Razor, taking him out and leaving the fight two-on-two.

Both sides exhcnage tags back and forth, but eventually Diesel gets Davey Boy up into the Jackknife and pins him with one foot. Bret, now alone, fights valiantly and even manages to roll up Diesel. We get some Bret/Shawn action heading into the finale, with Pillman running into strike Bret with a chair during a Sharpshooter while the ref is down. This leaves him prone for Michaels to make a comeback and hit Sweet Chin Music, pinning the champion and being the sole survivor for the match.

 

[Megafighter3]

Royal Rumble 1995

Venue: USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 10,000
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Before we begin, we have the unfortunate news of Bart Gunn's injury forcing the tag titles to be vacated. A tournament is held with the finals being set for the PPV.

WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Results

Quarterfinals

Men on a Mission d. Bam Bam Bigelow/Tatanka
Owen Hart/Jim Neidhart d. Fatu/The Barbarian
The Heavenly Bodies d. The Buschwhackers
1-2-3 Kid/Bob Holly d. Well Dunn

Semifinals

Owen Hart/Jim Neidhart d. Men on a Mission
The Heavenly Bodies d. 1-2-3 Kid/Bob Holly

And now, on to the PPV itself.

Jeff Jarrett (w/Jim Cornette) d. Razor Ramon (c) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship

OTL match, though the finish is Razor taking the racket shot while he tries to set up the Edge, leaving him prone to the Stroke.

Shawn Michaels (w/Diesel) d. The Undertaker

'Taker tries to finish what he started at SummerSlam, but Shawn manages to sneak a win after interference by Diesel leaves the Deadman open for a superkick and a quick pinfall. HBK and Diesel scatter as the Deadman sits back up.

Owen Hart/Jim Neidhart d. The Heavenly Bodies (w/Jim Cornette) for the WWF Tag Team Championship

While Corny thought he could add the tag titles to his collection, the Anvil and the Rocket get the better of the Bodies, hitting the Hart Attack on Prichard to secure the tag titles. It's Owen's first ever title in the company and Jim's third reign as tag champion, so they're super happy.

Bret Hart (c) d. Diesel (w/Shawn Michaels) for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

OTL match, but rather than a draw, it ends when a mistimed superkick catches Diesel in the mush and topples Big Daddy Cool, leaving him to get pinned by Bret. Shawn is left stunned in the ring with Diesel furious and on the verge of giving him a Jackknife when he and Bret are told to leave the ring for the #2 entrant in the Rumble.

It's Rumble time, folks.

 

[Mr_ Bondoc]

Love the way the ATL is turning out. In the meantime, we have Watchmen-style timeline that might be of interest to people here:

Masks Beget Masks: A TL for Vigilantes

POD: August 8, 1925,.... The Ku Klux Klan marched with impunity across Pennsylvania Avenue, and in front of the White House. It would be ironic to note that this event, would actually serve as the inspiration for the rise of vigilantes and superheroes in the United States and across the globe...

www.alternatehistory.com

 

[Megafighter3]

The 1995 Royal Rumble​

#1: Shawn Michaels
#2: Davey Boy Smith

Two talented wrestlers, both one belt away from the Triple Crown. Two big names to start off this Rumble.

#3: Ron Harris

And here we have one of the problems of the 1995 Royal Rumble. Name and talent value was thin and while we're now under the booking of Jim Cornette (Watts was considered, but Pillman refused to work with him) I'm gonna work with what I've got since this isn't one of those big TLs where I can mess around with stuff. Anyway, Ron barrels in but takes a superkick and gets tossed out by Davey Boy (30, Ron)

#4: Duke Droese

He's the trash man! He comes in and he throws garbage all over the ring! Then he starts eating garbage! Anyway, Bulldog tosses the Dumpster out too (29, Droese)

#5: Jimmy Del Ray

Poor Jimmy doesn't get much more than the others as Shawn superkicks him out (28, Del Ray)

#6: The Barbarian

And the Barbarian gets hoisted out by Davey Boy too (27, Barbarian)

#7: Tom Prichard

And here comes Dr. Tom to take a Superkick! (26, Prichard) Yeah, this is gonna be a short Rumble to start, but when we start getting some name power, it'll fill up.

#8: Doink the Clown

Doink gives Shawn his third elimination for the night with another Superkick (25, Doink)

#9: Savio Vega

And another Superkick to send Savio out. Not yet, Savio. Probably not ever, I really never got why WWF hired you. (24, Vega)

#10: Rick Martel

You might think this'll be another superkick elimination, but Martel ducks it and joins in with a few shots...

#11: Owen Hart

Until Owen runs in and dropkicks Martel out. (23, Martel) before joining Davey in fighting HBK. Now we start getting some numbers in here!

#12: Timothy Well

Owen pulls off to toss out one half of Well Dunn (22, Well) faster than I can even think of a Big Show theme joke.

#13: Bushwhacker Luke

And Michaels gets in a superkick on Luke to send him out (21, Luke) before Owen gets back to him.

#14: Don Harris

And Don pummels Davey Boy for a bit, Shawn tries to superkick the Bulldog out but gets the other Harris instead (20, Don)

#15: King Kong Bundy

Okay, we'll give Bundy a bit more time. He's a walking condo, so he's not gonna be easy to send out. He gets into business with Davey Boy, leaving Shawn to face Owen.

#16: Mo

Mo comes in to help the Bulldog with Bundy.

#17: Mabel

And here comes Mabel for the assist as Bundy manages to toss out Mo (19, Mo)

#18: Bushwhacker Butch

And Shawn completes the set of Bushwhacker eliminations (18, Butch) while Mabel sends out Bundy (17, Bundy)

#19: Lex Luger

Luger comes in, takes out Mabel (16, Mabel) and goes right for Davey Boy. Currently, it's Shawn/Owen and Bulldog/Luger.

#20: "Mad Bull" Mike Halac

And here comes the Mad Bull! Instead of being Mantaur, he's Mad Bull Mike Halac. Same gimmick with a bit less mooing. The bull head is still there, but here he charges the ring for Luger, only for Lex to dodge, sending him over the rope and hitting him with the forearm to send him to the floor (15, Halac)

#21: PJ Walker

Walker comes in and helps Shawn for a bit, but Owen sends him out (14, Walker)

#22: Henry O. Godwinn

Henry goes for Luger, but the hog farmer gets tossed out (13, Godwinn)

#23: Billy Gunn

Billy comes in to fight Michaels, making it two-on-one for the Heartbreak Kid.

#24: Bart Gunn

And here comes Billy's partner! Now we're getting somewhere here! The Smoking Gunns and Owen give Michaels hell in a corner.

#25: Bob Backlund

Backlund comes in to help Davey Boy with Luger.

#26: Steven Dunn

Welllllll, it's Dunn! Dunn comes to avenge his partner, but Owen sends him out too (12, Dunn)

#27: Brian Pillman

Because why was Dick Murdoch in this Rumble? Anyway, Pillman does the spot he's become known for, taking out a wrestler while also taking himself out. This time it's Owen (11, Hart) (10, Pillman)

#28: Blast

Here comes the Blaster! He pulls both Smoking Gunns off Shawn, leaving him with just Backlund, who he sends out easily (9, Backlund)

#29: Fatu

Sorry, Fatu. You're taking this spot. The Gunns recover and hit the Sidewinder. As he gets up, he gets a Superkick (stop stealing my gimmick, fatty! - Shawn) followed by a Running Powerslam. Then comes the forearm out by Luger (8, Fatu)

#30: Crush

Here comes the Crush! Wait, I did it backwards, fuck! Anyway, New Demolition are still a thing, I guess! They go right after the Smoking Gunns as Shawn and Davey Boy briefly team up to take out Luger (7, Luger)

The New Demolition each get an elimination as they toss the Smoking Gunns out (6, Bart) (5, BIlly) Before Davey Boy tosses out Crush (4, Crush) and Shawn kicks Blast out (3, Blast)

And it ends just as it began. Shawn Michaels and Davey Boy Smith. We let them go as long as we need to to make this match go longer than under 40 minutes. With these two, they can keep the crowd into it. We get skinning the cat as the finish, of course, with Shawn coming back in to toss Davey Boy out (2, Davey Boy) and win the Royal Rumble. Shawn Michaels is going WrestleMania XI! Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart in the main event of WrestleMania! NEW GENERATION~

 

[Megafighter3]

WrestleMania XI

Venue: Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 16,305
Announce Team: Jim Ross/Jerry Lawler​

Bam Bam Bigelow d. Lex Luger (w/Jim Cornette) in a Loser Leaves WWF Match

And we finish off the Bigelow/Luger feud with Bam Bam sending the Total Package out of the company to start off WrestleMania XI. Big moonsault finish as the crowd cheers.

Davey Boy Smith d. King Kong Bundy/Yokozuna (w/Ted DiBiase and Mr. Fuji) in a Handicap Match

Davey Boy's first WrestleMania since VII, if my memory serves correctly. He has to take on almost 1000 pounds of opposition, but he manages to hit the Running Powerslam on Bundy to get the duke.

Razor Ramon (w/1-2-3 Kid) d. Jeff Jarrett (w/Jim Cornette) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship by disqualification

I think this'll be the only OTL match on the card.

The Smoking Gunns (c) d. The Harris Twins (w/Dutch Mantell) for the WWF Tag Team Championships

So, as you can see, Owen and Jim don't have the tag titles. They lost them on the RAW after the Rumble thanks to an attack by Pillman to build up to a later match. The Gunns reclaimed the belts and now defend here against the Harris Twins, hitting a Sidewinder to... Ron? Don? I dunno, one of them to retain at WrestleMania.

Owen Hart d. Brian Pillman in an I Quit Match (Guest Ref: Roddy Piper)

So, instead of Bret/Backlund, we get Owen/Pillman. Both men have a submission move, and Owen's got more than enough reason to want this match against Pillman and Pillman blames Owen for Bret keeping at SummerSlam, so he wants it too. Probably not too much weapon stuff, but a lot of stiff shots from both men to sell it. Owen finally gets Brian in the Sharpshooter and the pain gets to be too much, so Brian calls it quits and for the first time, Pillman doesn't start attacking anyone after the bell. It's a small moment, nothing that'll enact a full change, but it's notable.

The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) d. Diesel

A rematch from SummerSlam, this time with Diesel on his own. Honestly, Diesel was the best choice I had at the moment, so I gave him another shot at the Deadman. However, it ends just as their last encounter did; with the Tombstone.

Bret Hart (c) d. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship (Guest Enforcer: Lawrence Taylor)

Celebrity presence on the show is next to nil, with only LT here to serve a periphery role, maybe have him tackle Michaels for a fun spot. But it's Hart/Michaels for the World Title. What more do you need? The two put on the best match they can, ending with a Sharpshooter from Bret as he keeps, now two years into his run as World Champ. The face of the New Generation.

Welp, easy part's over. Now comes the In Your House era of PPV.