if the screwjob didnt happen...

**The Mackem** · 11-27-2009, 04:00 AM

Survivor Series was Bret's last match regardless of how it ended. Let's not forget if the screwjob never happened, then Bret would have either left the WWF as champion or vacated it the next night on Raw before heading out. Neither really worked in WWF's favour to be fair and WCW would have inherited an undefeated ex-champ which would have been rammed down the throats of the wrestling viewers ahead of that massive Starrcade.

Whether that would have stopped the ridiculous finish to Hogan/Sting at Starrcade or not is debateable but it sure wouldn't have had that re-start that Bret did.

CSLi Manning brought up the best point about Vince McMahon's character. I do agree that he was heading in that direction anyway but Montreal pushed him over the edge as an equivalent Main Event heel.

I'm not convinced that they would have simply replaced Bret with Owen as leader of the Hart Foundation. Owen lost the IC title to Austin at Survivor Series and I'm not sure the fans would have bought him as the faction leader to counter Shawn Michaels. if I remember rightly, following Survivor Series, Owen went on to feud with the emerging Triple H and Jeff Jarrett which was at that IC level. The 'Hart Foundation' would have consisted of Owen, Bulldog, Neidhart and possibly Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon (if they were retained).

Also you could say that The Rock's title win and heel turn the next year might not have been as successful.

11-27-2009, 04:00 AM	#28
The Mackem VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT Posts: 38,940	Survivor Series was Bret's last match regardless of how it ended. Let's not forget if the screwjob never happened, then Bret would have either left the WWF as champion or vacated it the next night on Raw before heading out. Neither really worked in WWF's favour to be fair and WCW would have inherited an undefeated ex-champ which would have been rammed down the throats of the wrestling viewers ahead of that massive Starrcade. Whether that would have stopped the ridiculous finish to Hogan/Sting at Starrcade or not is debateable but it sure wouldn't have had that re-start that Bret did. CSLi Manning brought up the best point about Vince McMahon's character. I do agree that he was heading in that direction anyway but Montreal pushed him over the edge as an equivalent Main Event heel. I'm not convinced that they would have simply replaced Bret with Owen as leader of the Hart Foundation. Owen lost the IC title to Austin at Survivor Series and I'm not sure the fans would have bought him as the faction leader to counter Shawn Michaels. if I remember rightly, following Survivor Series, Owen went on to feud with the emerging Triple H and Jeff Jarrett which was at that IC level. The 'Hart Foundation' would have consisted of Owen, Bulldog, Neidhart and possibly Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon (if they were retained). Also you could say that The Rock's title win and heel turn the next year might not have been as successful.