Feuds that should have happened, but didn't.

[Xero]

Let's discuss feuds that should have happened, but never really materialized. Whether they just flat-out didn't happen or were teased and just never went anywhere.

[BigDaddyCool]

Batista and a Basketball

[BigDaddyCool]

But seriously, Bats and Lesnar would have been exciting, especially if it was done before Bats got lazy.

[MoFo]

Hogan v Austin, teased at one of the HOF.

[Sycophant]

Goldberg vs. SCSA never happened. I could care less, but I know a lot of people wanted to see that at some point.

[Nicky Fives]

Shawn Michaels Vs. The Rock

[thedamndest]

Tazz vs. anyone in the main event. Pretty much all of the dream feuds that were thought of when Taz was top dog in ECW.

[Majunior]

Rock and Foley.

[thedamndest]

Boy are you in for a treat if that's your dream feud.

[Emperor Smeat]

Did Goldberg ever face off against Hogan after Goldberg's first title win?

If not then Goldberg vs Hogan II due to how bad the Finger Poke of Doom was and Goldberg vs Nash being a bad way to end the streak.

[Rock Bottom]

Brock Lesnar and The Miz

[DLVH84]

There's three particular feud in the WWF in the early 1990s, they should've gone for, before people left.

1990 - Big Boss Man vs. Rick Rude
1991 - Ultimate Warrior vs. Jake Roberts
1992 - Nailz vs. Undertaker

The seeds were planted for those feuds, but it never materialized, due to people leaving.

[MoFo]

Marty Jannetty & John Morrison V Shawn Michaels & The Miz

[DLVH84]

Marty Jannetty & John Morrison V Shawn Michaels & The Miz

To tell you the truth, that would be awesome. The four can go.

[Jordan]

Tazz vs. anyone in the main event. Pretty much all of the dream feuds that were thought of when Taz was top dog in ECW.

Tazz vs Austin at Summerslam the year he debuted. I remember reading a WWE magazine article on this, man I wish it would have happened.

[Jeritron]

Rock vs Shawn Michaels and Hogan vs Austin are easily the biggest feuds possible that didn't ultimately happen.

They both would have been pretty great if executed at the right time, although Rock vs Shawn Michaels would have had the distinction of likely having matches that lived up to the hype.
Austin and Hogan, while it would be an incredible build and exciting atmosphere, probably wouldn't have had the match quality.


I'm not sure how Austin and Hogan would work together. The crowd involvement would be a major boost, like the Rock/Hogan match. That would no question be there.
But that's a different dynamic as well, because Rock's style and pace may have just meshed better.
Austin can carry, but I'm not sure that his brawling style would cover up Hogan's slowness as well as The Rock's.


Shawn vs The Rock should have happened at Wrestlemania 20 in MSG. Oh well.

[Jeritron]

Tazz vs Austin at Summerslam the year he debuted. I remember reading a WWE magazine article on this, man I wish it would have happened.

I really wanted Taz to be revealed as the one who ran Austin over.

I thought it fit him perfectly, and coincided with his debut. His vignettes started running the same time Austin was hit. It would have made sense that an incoming Taz would want to take out Austin to clear the way.
But by the time Austin returned, Taz had already been demoted to Sunday Night Heat.

I still think they could have made it him. He was always over enough, and it's the type of reveal that could lift him right out of the undercard and into the main event fold. Insta-pushes aren't unheard of. Especially under those circumstances.

[Jordan]

I really wanted Taz to be revealed as the one who ran Austin over.

I thought it fit him perfectly, and coincided with his debut. His vignettes started running the same time Austin was hit. It would have made sense that an incoming Taz would want to take out Austin to clear the way.
But by the time Austin returned, Taz had already been demoted to Sunday Night Heat.

I still think they could have made it him. He was always over enough, and it's the type of reveal that could lift him right out of the undercard and into the main event fold. Insta-pushes aren't unheard of. Especially under those circumstances.

WWE wasn't brave enough at the time. It should have been Taz you are right. Taz should have destroyed Triple H and The Rock in amazing no holds barred WWE Title Match that night at Survivor Series. It's the only way that angle could have had maximum potential. WWE went with Big Show obviously, then Bossman and Show along with Vince/Triple H the next month. So WWE wasn't worried about a drawing champion at the time, but I think Taz would have gotten a lot more interest than The Big Show.

[BigDaddyCool]

Ok, now here me out. Something I wanted to see, but technically has happened once before. Cena v Lesnar now. You know Cena as WWE superman loyalist v Brock Lesnar coming back for another top run. Now it would be so much money.

[Jeritron]

WWE wasn't brave enough at the time. It should have been Taz you are right. Taz should have destroyed Triple H and The Rock in amazing no holds barred WWE Title Match that night at Survivor Series. It's the only way that angle could have had maximum potential. WWE went with Big Show obviously, then Bossman and Show along with Vince/Triple H the next month. So WWE wasn't worried about a drawing champion at the time, but I think Taz would have gotten a lot more interest than The Big Show.

My idea was more along the lines of having him debut the way he ultimately did, a month later, and having a decent year of working his way up the ladder before the big reveal in the fall of 2000.

I didn't really consider having him debut and win the title. Mostly because that's just something WWE won't do.
They've made it clear that they will make an incoming wrestler from another company pay their dues, at least for a little while. They will debut them big, but they will then drop down and have to work back up.
Jericho, Big Show, Booker T, Benoit, and even Goldberg and Steiner are examples of this.

The only way they will have a guy debut and win the title right away is if he's home grown, and even then they usually give it a few months.

So really, I would have liked to see this as the progression:

-Austin is hit by the car
-Taz promos start running
-He debuts at Royal Rumble and chokes Angle out
-He goes on to actually have a real winning streak and feuds in the upper-midcard. Wins the IC title.
-In the fall, Austin returns looking for who hit him and Taz finally comes forward.
-Austin and Taz have a war of brawls and streetfights. Whether or not he stays main event or ever wins a world title is determined, but either way he is cemented as a top uppermidcard star in the mold of RVD pre-title or Christian, etc.

[Jordan]

So really, I would have liked to see this as the progression:

-Austin is hit by the car
-Taz promos start running
-He debuts at Royal Rumble and chokes Angle out
-He goes on to actually have a real winning streak and feuds in the upper-midcard. Wins the IC title.
-In the fall, Austin returns looking for who hit him and Taz finally comes forward.
-Austin and Taz have a war of brawls and streetfights. Whether or not he stays main event or ever wins a world title is determined, but either way he is cemented as a top uppermidcard star in the mold of RVD pre-title or Christian, etc.

Yeah that would have been about 100x better than Rikishi, that was so random. And if WWE decided for it to be Taz that is likely how it would have happened.

However I remember that PPV and I was so pissed that I didn't get to see that fucking triple threat match. For some reason that match to me was the ULTIMATE. I was so psyched for it because The Rock, Austin, and Triple H had never done a triple threat before and they were the top three wrestlers in the world.

However a few days before Survivor Series 99 (If I remember correctly) Taz was signed to WWE. So automatically nobody knows when he's gonna debut, he's the former ECW Heavyweight Champion and fucking awesome like Brock Lesnar awesome. BUT! Survivor Series is the PPV where WWE debuts stars all of the time, The Rock, The Undertaker! So it's just a given that Taz is gonna do something.

Then at the start of the PPV or Heat Austin gets hit... The match is off... FUCK.

IT"S GOTTA BE TAZ.

Are you fucking kidding me? Oh man it would have been so fucking good. You know what would have been even more genius....

So the PPV goes on like my dream says and Taz kills Triple H and The Rock and MSG goes nuts because it's fucking New York, Taz makes world history.

He was famous enough already, and good enough to get over big enough in one night to pull this off.

Taz dominates for several months, probably goes undefeated. At Wrestlemania 2000 I would have booked Taz as World Champion against The Big Show and saved Vince McMahon vs Triple H from Armageddon 99, and The Rock vs Mick Foley.

Anyway... Taz dominates for months until Austin comes back demands to know who ran him down immediately accusing Taz, this goes on for a bit until eventually Heyman comes to the ring with Taz and says it was himself, he was the one ran Austin down to make Taz the biggest superstar in the world of wrestling. Maybe cue ECW invasion. This also could have saved ECW :'(

[Jeritron]

Having it actually be Heyman on behalf of Taz is even better. It accomplishes the same thing in terms of pushing Taz and setting up matches/a feud with Austin, but at the same time involves Heyman which is gravy.

[Mr. C]

Hulk Hogan vs. Mankind

Can you imagine the promos alone? Booked properly, a match could’ve been entertaining.

[illmatic]

Hogan v Austin, teased at one of the HOF.

how would you do this?

[DLVH84]

how would you do this?

One of the earlier motives would be this...

In 1994, before Hulk Hogan signed with WCW, Ric Flair was scheduled to feud with Steve Austin, and possibly drop the WCW World Heavyweight Championship to him. But that plan changed when Hogan signed and took Austin's place in the feud, and Flair turned heel.

[Fox]

DDP vs. The Rock - People's Champ vs People's Champ. They were in the company at the same time, but Page was so poorly booked his first few months in that he lost all credibility almost immediately following the Taker/DDP stalker shit.

RVD vs. Rey Mysterio - I don't think this would've been a heel vs face kind of storyline, but more along the lines of Booker T/Benoit Best of 5 where it's all about the competitive nature of the two guys. I think RVD, before he got lazy and started doing the same 5 spots every match, and Mysterio could've put on some mind blowing 1-on-1 matches if they were given the time and freedom in the ring to really go at it. I mean, look at Sabu/Mysterio from ONS2. A fantastic match and RVD is far more talented than Sabu.

[XCaliber]

Triple H vs Edge

[DLVH84]

DDP vs. The Rock - People's Champ vs People's Champ. They were in the company at the same time, but Page was so poorly booked his first few months in that he lost all credibility almost immediately following the Taker/DDP stalker shit.

Yeah, I wished they had someone else do the stalker deal. I liked the motivational speaker persona he had after the feud with Undertaker was over. I thought that was gold.

[OldSchoolFan]

Just for the matches alone... not trying to be funny either but...

Daniel Bryan/Chris Benoit...

[Grablot]

Goldberg/Austin.

This is my #1 dream feud.

I soooo wanted this back in the day.

[Nark Order]

HBK/Guerrerro

[DLVH84]

Just for the matches alone... not trying to be funny either but...

Daniel Bryan/Chris Benoit...

I agree. I would also love to see what possiblities it could have...

Ultimate Submission Match (Iron Man Submission Match)
60-Minute Iron Man Match
2 Out Of 3 Falls Match
Best Of 7 Series
Catch-as-Catch Can Rules Match

[Jeritron]

HBK/Guerrerro

This.

As a matter of fact, there are a number of Eddie feuds that didn't happen in WWE because of his untimely passing before he ever switched over to Raw.

The same goes for Brock, who never saw Raw. As a result he never got to have proper programs with HBK, HHH, Jericho.
Those are all matches I'd absolutely love to see.

[St. Jimmy]

Batista and a Basketball

Great minds. :love:

[Lara Emily]

Austin/Guerrero

[Rollermacka]

Batista and a Basketball

Lol, I glanced at this and I thought it said Baseball and Basketball.

Mankind vs Goldust- Mid 90s before both men watered down thier gimmicks.
The sadistic Mankind Vs the quasi sexual mind games of Goldust


Undertaker Vs Macho Man Randy Savage- The deadman against one of (if not the best) in ring preformer of all time

[Graveler]

Danielson/Angle

[Mr. Nerfect]

My idea was more along the lines of having him debut the way he ultimately did, a month later, and having a decent year of working his way up the ladder before the big reveal in the fall of 2000.

I didn't really consider having him debut and win the title. Mostly because that's just something WWE won't do.
They've made it clear that they will make an incoming wrestler from another company pay their dues, at least for a little while. They will debut them big, but they will then drop down and have to work back up.
Jericho, Big Show, Booker T, Benoit, and even Goldberg and Steiner are examples of this.

The only way they will have a guy debut and win the title right away is if he's home grown, and even then they usually give it a few months.

So really, I would have liked to see this as the progression:

-Austin is hit by the car
-Taz promos start running
-He debuts at Royal Rumble and chokes Angle out
-He goes on to actually have a real winning streak and feuds in the upper-midcard. Wins the IC title.
-In the fall, Austin returns looking for who hit him and Taz finally comes forward.
-Austin and Taz have a war of brawls and streetfights. Whether or not he stays main event or ever wins a world title is determined, but either way he is cemented as a top uppermidcard star in the mold of RVD pre-title or Christian, etc.

I like this. Instead of Tazz just coming forward, though, I would have marked out a lot for Tazz approaching Austin backstage and saying that he himself had been injured before, and he thinks it's completely fucked that someone did that to him. He says he wants to help Austin beat the living shit out of whoever it is. Austin doesn't want the help, and then at some point, Stone Cold is in the ring and Tazz comes out.

"Austin, I found out who did it!" He directs Austin's attention to the stage, and Paul Heyamn wanders out. Austin is all "What the fuck?!?" and Tazz chokes the living shit out of Austin with the Tazzmission, as Heyman starts screaming down at Austin "YOU SOLD OUT! YOU SOLD OUT!" Heyman can even get some cheap kicks in on Austin. Taz then busts out his catchphrase over Austin's choked out body.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I agree with BDC's John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar feud. That would be epic. It's a shame we never got Austin vs. Lesnar or Lesnar vs. HBK, either. Shawn Michaels vs. Eddie Guerrero is another brilliant one.

[The Naitch]

Cena (face) vs Lesnar (heel) is a million times more epic than Cena (heel) vs Brock (face)

Brock is the bully trying to be king of the mountain again

Also Cena vs. Hogan (both babyfaces)

There's so much you can still do with Cena

[Mr. Pierre]

I wonder if HBK/Eddie was meant to happen at WM22. Given that Vince/HBK started up about 2 months after Eddie's death. Not sure though. HBK/Vince did seem to be a great opportunity to try and reel in Bret for an appearance since he was there that year for the HOF. Or maybe Eddie woulda been MITB-bound (which would been a waste but...). Interesting thought though, idk.

EDIT: Pretty sure Eddie's untimely death really altered the potential WM plans given that Rey was pushed to the moon afterward, which probably wasn't in the books.

[Majunior]

Boy are you in for a treat if that's your dream feud.

Dream feud? Nah. But it was something that they never really seemed to cut lose with.

Besides, didn't Foley write in one of his books he held onto a LOT of animosity against the Rock waiting for the real feud to break out, and it never really did and it ended up being for nothing?

[Rollermacka]

One that I would have liked to have seen would have been Kronik vs APA. They both had the same "hired gun" gimmick, both teams were big brawler types, I thought it could have been a good feud.

[Jordan]

Dream feud? Nah. But it was something that they never really seemed to cut lose with.

Besides, didn't Foley write in one of his books he held onto a LOT of animosity against the Rock waiting for the real feud to break out, and it never really did and it ended up being for nothing?

How is main eventing four PPV's in a row and gaining the highest ratings in Raw history, nothing?

[seapig4]

I'd of liked to see more of Austin vs Michaels after Austin won the title, even with his back fucked up hbk vs austin was a great match.
DDP vs The Rock is a good shout
I'd of liked an Eddie vs Benoit main event run, Those matches would be epic.
Austin vs Goldberg would have been the biggest match of the boom period in wrestling.
Sting vs Undertaker is a easy dream match
Any Taz vs Main eventer would have been fine with me.
Miz vs Morrison will happen down the road but i'd like it now.

[Ytoojae]

Chris Jericho Vs Triple H in a feud that ultimately put Jericho over Triple H.

CM Punk Vs A.J. Styles

CM Punk Vs Stone Cold

[Emperor Smeat]

Chris Jericho Vs Triple H in a feud that ultimately put Jericho over Triple H.

CM Punk Vs A.J. Styles

CM Punk Vs Stone Cold

CM Punk vs AJ Styles might have already happened in TNA when Punk used to work for them years ago.

[Lara Emily]

How is main eventing four PPV's in a row and gaining the highest ratings in Raw history, nothing?


Yeah exactly they were feuding from Survivor Series straight up to just a few weeks before Wrestlemania, they actually overshadowed Austin's stuff.

Rock/Foley had an epic feud really, with all sorts of different matches, tournament match, regular match, falls count anywhere empty arena match, I Quit match, Ladder Match. If that's not an epic feud I don't know what is