The “How would you have done it?” thread

[Mr. C]

Take any feud that you’ve watched and felt like things could’ve been better and tell how you would’ve done it.

[Hornicane]

Big Show and Bossman should have had a casket match, using the casket that Bossman stole from the Show's dad's funeral.

[Jeritron]

Noid, please put your version of the Invasion in pdf form so I don't have to scroll through it

[Mr. Nerfect]

The Invasion should have come a lot later. I would have done a Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWF Champion) vs. Booker T (WCW Champion) feud first, with Booker T playing the company's big face in The Rock's absence.

[Mr. Nerfect]

After Evolution turned on Randy Orton, I would have had either had Orton retain the World Heavyweight Title at Unforgiven '04, with Ric Flair and Batista siding with The Legend Keller; or I would have actually had Orton hand the World Heavyweight Title back to Triple H, and then start a further slow-burn towards Triple H vs. Orton at WrestleMania 21.

[Jeritron]

I wouldn't have even had Evolution turn on Orton. I'd have them turn on HHH, with Orton overthrowing him as leader. Then a heel Orton could have gone over a face HHH.

[Hornicane]

Keeping Stephanie away from Jericho during his undisputed title run and making him a credible threat rather than the bitch heel would have been nice.

[SuperSlim]

Shane worked out rather well as the figurehead of WCW but I would have kept Stephanie out of ECW during the Invasion angle.

Kept it as Shane and Paul

[Ruien]

Would not have had the Invasion angle be Austin vs the WWF.

[Innovator]

The Evolution turn should have happened at least 5 months after it did, slow build.

[Kalyx triaD]

I wouldn't even know where to start. I'll just list what I would change without elaborating on the changes themselves (I know that's boring).

InVasion (and just about all sub-angles)
Austin vs nWo
nWo/WWE invasion in general
Goldberg (after Backlash, beating the Rock was agreeable)
Who Hit Austin (Rikishi? Really?)
Christian's return (ECW? Really?)

[Fox]

Booker T/Triple H angle, booked the exact same way, but Booker T goes over at WrestleMania XIX. Having him lose just made all that racist shit even worse.

[Anybody Thrilla]

As much as I enjoyed the match, I would have liked to have seen what really would have happened if Cena went over RVD at One Night Stand.

[PorkSoda]

I wouldn't even know where to start. I'll just list what I would change without elaborating on the changes themselves (I know that's boring).

InVasion (and just about all sub-angles)
Austin vs nWo
nWo/WWE invasion in general
Goldberg (after Backlash, beating the Rock was agreeable)
Who Hit Austin (Rikishi? Really?)
Christian's return (ECW? Really?)

All those, except Austin, had to do with the "enemy" of WCW and TNA. Thats why they sucked.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Pretty much everything the wwe does, just cuz I have such specific tastes really, and I find myself rolling my eyes constantly at everything they do, and I can't watch for more than 5 minutes at a time.

It doesn't need to be fucking ring of honour, but it certainly could be less lame.

[The Fonz]

As much as I enjoyed the match, I would have liked to have seen what really would have happened if Cena went over RVD at One Night Stand.

You saw the sign, they'd riot. Riot I tell you. :|

I would have book the months after RVD left differently, like CM Punk having a program with The Big Show for the ECW title and "The New Breed" have more members like Orton if they really wanted the brand to be a success. I can't believe I fucking ordered that thing.

And I would have totally gotten rid of December 2 Dismember, I can't believe I fucking ordered that thing.

[Innovator]

I wouldn't have gotten rid of it, I would have booked it completely differently. More than 2 matches would have been built up.

[Nicky Fives]

I wouldn't have minded seeing Bret turn on Hogan at Wrestlemania 9 and cost him his match vs. Yokozuna

[Hanso Amore]

YEah, the Invasion should have been done much better, but it would had taken so many changes I dont think it counts. You would need new people, new writing, new turns etc.

I agree with the Orton/hhh turn. Have Orton usurp HHH as the leader of Evolution. Take HHH off tv for a few months and let the New Evolution (With a new member, maybe Maven so the new "Future") and running rough shot over the Raw Faces. Edge, HBK etc for a few months, Then HHH returns at Surivior Series.

Batista slowly builds as a top level player just like he did under HHH, keeping the title on Orton over HHH. He then wins the rumble, and gets the slow turn like against HHH.

[LK]

Would have had Flair beat HHH that night when Austin made HHH pick his opponent.

[Good Ol JG]

I think everyone would've changed the InVasion in general, but there's one person during the InVasion who could've been huge and the WWE just buried him...Tazz. He was getting major pops when he started to stand up to Austin, and if they would've just let him snap and be like he was in ECW when Austin was whipping him instead of just bitching out, I think Tazz would've gotten big. I'm sure he would have never been WWE Champion or anything, but he at least could've been an upper card guy, if only for a while. They dropped the ball big time.

I also would've used Sean O'Haire. The devil's advocate gimmick was great, it could've went somewhere. O'Haire was a big guy, had a good look, he could work. It was a shame they didn't do more with him.

[Mr. Nerfect]

The Elimination Chamber at December to Dismember was just horribly done. First of all, Big Show was leaving, so he should have been the first guy eliminated, to put over all the other guys who would be around after he left. Big Show could have started with CM Punk, and given Paul Heyman a "what the fuck?" glance, as Heyman shrugged and said it was random drawing. Big Show is all cocky against Punk, but Punk uses his martial arts to cut down Show, and then apply the Anaconda Vise. To everyone's surprise, and Paul Heyman's horror, the ECW Champion taps out!

Holly is the next guy in, and he and Punk square-off with their weapons, and duel. Punk gets the better of it, and Holly begs off, but finds himself on the receiving end of Punk onslaught. Test is in, and he and Holly manage to settle down Punk, and they both work him over. RVD gets out next, and cleans house on both heels, and Punk gets Holly to tap-out to the AV. Punk and RVD then find themselves against each other, but Test capitalises on the situation when they both knock each other down, and hits CM Punk with a Flying Elbow off the top of one of the cells. Punk is gone. Test and RVD brawl for a bit, but eventually RVD hits the Five Star Frog Splash on Test to eliminate him.

Bobby Lashley comes in, and he and RVD have a face versus face stand-off. They do their stuff, but eventually Paul Heyman sends his enforcers to get the key off the referee, and enter the match, and they attack RVD as Bobby Lashley just stands back and watches. They then toss RVD to Lashley, and he gives RVD a Dominator, and gets the pin on Van Dam, winning the ECW Championship. To close the show, Bobby Lashley celebrates with Paul Heyman.

[Jeritron]

Lets back up even further than that. Test and Holly shouldnt have been in the match. There should have been some effort in putting a couple more main eventers/uppercard guys on the roster when Angle left.

Also, there should have been more than two other matches on the card.

[Nicky Fives]

Not sure if this counts, but I would have loved seeing what would have happened to the 2 Man Power Trip (HHH & Austin) Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit feud had HHH not suffered his first quad injury....also, how HHH would have fit into the WCW/ECW Invasion