Feuds that should have happened, but didn't.

[Jeritron]

Originally Posted by Jordan X 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]

Originally Posted by Jeritron 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.

[Jeritron]

Originally Posted by Jordan X 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]

Originally Posted by Jeritron 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

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by Jeritron 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.