Wrestling "What If?"s Discussion Thread

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Troy Queef: Jan 12, 2013

Davros1 posted:

Magnum T.A.

Would've had a serious push in the NWA, perhaps winning the World title instead of Ronnie Garvin. But as the NWA preferred a heel champ, would've quickly dropped it back. Vince would then sign him to the WWF, where, at best, Magnum would get a brief run with the IC belt (perhaps being the one to end Honky's reign), but he would rise no farther than a mid-carder. He would then return to the NWA/WCW, but by now would be overshadowed by the likes of Luger, Sting, and the Steiners, and he would never get back on track, since the audience would now view him as "old school".

Reports from a number of people said that he would have won the NWA strap if not for the accident, and that he was going to have a program with Flair around the time of the accident. He was red-hot at that time after the Koloff series, and had been a massive draw going back to his days in Mid-South (some of his feud with Mr Wrestling II is on Youtube, and I suggest you watch it).

In a similar vein, what if David Von Erich lived longer? Yeah, yeah, that entire family was cursed and all that, but David was seen as the best of all the Von Erich brothers. Considering that World Class' was regarded as having the best television product of the late territory days (more cameras especially more hand-held cameras, better sound and graphics, etc.) and around that time had a drat good roster absorbing a lot of Houston and Mid-South talent like the Freebirds, Gino Hernandez, the Midnight Express and so forth, could World Class have been a potential third or fourth force against Gagne, McMahon and Crockett during the '80s if David didn't die so young and thus put more pressure on Kerry.

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Troy Queef: Jan 12, 2013

you think Junk Yard Dog would have been a possibility as the guy to build around, or does Vince think a black guy won't get over despite the fact he was doing gangbusters for Mid-South at the same time Hulk was getting big for Verne?

# ¿ Apr 13, 2020 03:10

Troy Queef: Jan 12, 2013

i'll ask this again as I've always had a fascination with that cursed family: what if David Von Erich lived longer? Yeah, yeah, that entire family was cursed and all that, but David was seen as the best of all the Von Erich brothers. Considering that World Class' was regarded as having the best television product of the late territory days (more cameras especially more hand-held cameras, better sound and graphics, etc.) and around that time had a drat good roster absorbing a lot of Houston and Mid-South talent like the Freebirds, Gino Hernandez, the Midnight Express and so forth, could World Class have been a potential third or fourth force against Gagne, McMahon and Crockett during the '80s if David didn't die so young and thus put more pressure on Kerry?

# ¿ Apr 13, 2020 23:01

Troy Queef: Jan 12, 2013

Benne posted:

He wouldn't have lasted long either way because he was burning every bridge in the locker room by that point

and reportedly he had Judy Bagwell calling Titan Towers a lot to complain about how her son's treatment

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