Fixing the WWF in 1995

[The CyNick]

Originally Posted by Gorgeous Dale Newstead Agree with you about Big D, but Bret needed to keep strong as well. Remember how strong Michaels looked in their match at Mania. And for the rest of the run they failed to push him with any real momentum.

It was an odd time. It screamed of politicking on Bret's side. You have a new babyface champion, and the old top babyface won't put him over. Bret could have easily lost at the beginning of the year, especially if the plan was to get the belt back on Bret to do the deal with Shawn at 12.

I almost think the storyline would have worked better with HBK v Diesel 2 at 12, with HBK coming full circle winning the belt. I'm curious if Nash would have still left if they booked him better as champion.

The whole stuff with Mabel was embarrassing and really killed Diesel's momentum.