Do you believe in a "butterfly effect" in pro wrestling?

[Schlomey]

Originally Posted by Johnny Vegas - Like if Hogan stayed retired the first time around in about '92, would the nWo ever have been established? For that matter, if the nWo was never established, would wrestling not have been as popular during '96-98? - What if, got rest his soul, Owen Hart never passed? Would he have been WWE champ at all? Would it have effected Jeff Jarrett's career at all? Would Bret Hart have not had that stroke because eventually he and VKM would have made up and instead of a Goldberg/Hart main even at Starrcade, Bret would have wanted Owen to jump ship to WCW and start a fued that would've ended at Starrcade '99? - What if SCSA was never fired when he and Pillman, as the tag team, became one of the best tag teams ever. Or maybe a HBK/Janetty thing where SCSA was the Janetty of the two? Would we have seen the "apex" of wrestling ala "Attitude Era"? I mean the list is endless, but i do think that the right people were there at the right time. For example, i don't know about any of you, but Hogan is the only one i could think of at that time that would be that "mystery partner" or Bash At The Beach '96. He was too popular, was always the "good guy" and it just worked. Period. Idk what im trying to get you guys to reply, but you see what i'm saying, right?

1. There still would have been an NWO without Hogan but it would not have been as impactful. WCW would have folded earlier.

2. Owen would never have been champ. He was in a throwaway gimmick and was at the very end of his career as it were.

3. Without SCSA in the WWE I guarantee the Attitude Era still would have happened but obviously the Mr. McMahon character would never have been so known and hated.

[Xero]

Originally Posted by Schlomey 1. There still would have been an NWO without Hogan but it would not have been as impactful. WCW would have folded earlier. 2. Owen would never have been champ. He was in a throwaway gimmick and was at the very end of his career as it were. 3. Without SCSA in the WWE I guarantee the Attitude Era still would have happened but obviously the Mr. McMahon character would never have been so known and hated.

I agree that the Attitude Era would have happened, but without Mr. McMahon vs. Austin the Attitude Era would have been VERY different, because that feud crossed paths with so many other high-profile feuds and was the focal point of about a two year span.

[Shadrick]

Originally Posted by Schlomey 1. There still would have been an NWO without Hogan but it would not have been as impactful. WCW would have folded earlier. 2. Owen would never have been champ. He was in a throwaway gimmick and was at the very end of his career as it were. 3. Without SCSA in the WWE I guarantee the Attitude Era still would have happened but obviously the Mr. McMahon character would never have been so known and hated.

2. Actually, Owen was set for a huge push. He was going to win the title that night, and then some months later, given a run with the championship belt. It's a fact that thats what creatives plan was.