Change of Plans

[Mr. C]

I was just thinking about the “what if’s” in WWE’s history in regards to had wrestlers not been fired, injured, etc…

WrestleMania 18 - Rikishi was supposed to face Scott Hall, but Hall didn’t want to be involved in the Stink Face. While preparing for a match with Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kevin Nash got hurt, so Hall was placed in a match with Austin on the show instead. Rikishi was kept off of WrestleMania. Hall was going to beat Austin at WrestleMania, but Austin didn’t want to lose unless he could win the title cleanly the next night on RAW, and so, it was reversed, and Austin defeated Hall and took a week long break following WrestleMania, refusing to show up for the following night’s RAW.

This turned out to be the beginning of the end for Hall and Austin. Hall was later released from his contract due to an altercation and issues stemming from a dispute with his wife, and Austin vetoed any matches that would result in him losing and ultimately walked out of the company.