What if: AEW 2001

elliott GME Posts: 4,680	What if: AEW 2001 Dec 26, 2021 1:53:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by elliott on Dec 26, 2021 1:53:05 GMT -5 Its 2001 you're Tony Khan and you can buy WCW & ECW and sign any available wrestler (ie non-WWE). What is your first card. What is your big Starrcade card? What does your big 2002 card look like

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What if: AEW 2001 Dec 26, 2021 11:36:33 GMT -5

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Post by Cap on Dec 26, 2021 11:36:33 GMT -5

Based off the rosters from 2001 according to Smackdown Hotel for 12/31/2001 and with not the greatest recollection of what was going on at the time with either company. I'll also just stick with these rosters, but between 2001 and 2002 I'd do everything I could to snatch Eddie Guerrero when he was away from the WWE and grab a few more guys off the indies

First Card - TV Special

Main Event

Rhino vs Booker T

Inaugural Tag Team Title Match - Elimination Match

Impact Players v Natural Born Thrillers vs Tajiri and Whipreck vs Full Blooded Italians

Jerry Lynn vs Sid

DDP vs Sting

Announcement of a World Title Tournament leading to the main PPV

Goldberg vs Spike Dudley

Steiners vs Sandman and Balls Mahony

Ric Flair/Terry Funk Promo

6 Way Match (Opener)
Jamie Noble vs Rey Mysterio vs Kid Kash vs Tijiri vs AJ Styles vs Super Crazy

First Starrcade-esque Card

World Title Tournament Finals

Booker T vs RVD

Cruiserweight Title
AJ Styles vs Rey Mysterio (c)

Tag Team Championship

The Impact Players (c) vs The Steiners

TV Title

Dustin Rhodes (c) vs Steve Corino vs Jerry Lynn

Rhino vs Goldberg

Falls Count Anywhere

Terry Funk vs Ric Flair

Sting vs Sid

Mike Awesome vs Sandman

World Title Semi Final

Booker T vs Kevin Nash

World Title Semi Final

RVD vs DDP

Big 2002 Card

World Title

Goldberg (c) vs Rey Mysterio

TV Title

AJ Styles (c) vs RVD

Cage Match

DDP vs Chris Harris

Booker T vs Mike Awesome

Cruiserweight Title

Jamie Noble (c) vs Christopher Daniels

Tag Titles

Dustin Rhodes and Steve Corino (c) vs The Impact Players

Scott Steiner w/Lil Guido vs Sting

Bet of 7 Final

Tajiri vs Jerry Lynn

Chris Canyon vs Kevin Nash

Ric Flair and Terry Funk vs Natural Born Thrillers

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What if: AEW 2001 Dec 26, 2021 14:45:17 GMT -5

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Post by elliott on Dec 26, 2021 14:45:17 GMT -5

Cap, re: Eddy Guerrero, I see it as you have unlimited funds. Since he was doing no name indy's and NJPW, he's definitely an option. My thinking was basically anyone that isn't WWE is available.

I had sort of planned some things out and then realized Eddy became available around this time frame and so now I'm rethinking plans.

My first Starrcade looked like this but with Eddy and some other things I thought about i'd shift this around already. But I was thinking something like this:

Goldberg vs Scott Steiner (World Title Match)
Rob Van Dam (w/ Fonzie) vs Sting (w/ Ric Flair)
Sabu vs Atsushi Onita (Exploding Barbed Wire)
Rey Mysterio Jr vs Low Ki (Junior Heavyweight Title)
Samoa Joe vs Scott Norton (Taped Fist)
Jushin Liger vs Bryan Danielson
Da Hit Squad vs Tajiri & Steve Corino
Super Dragon & Red & AJ Styles vs CIMA & Suwa & Sumo Fuji

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What if: AEW 2001 Dec 27, 2021 13:22:38 GMT -5

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Post by Cap on Dec 27, 2021 13:22:38 GMT -5

Dec 26, 2021 14:45:17 GMT -5 elliott said:

Cap, re: Eddy Guerrero, I see it as you have unlimited funds. Since he was doing no name indy's and NJPW, he's definitely an option. My thinking was basically anyone that isn't WWE is available.

I had sort of planned some things out and then realized Eddy became available around this time frame and so now I'm rethinking plans.

My first Starrcade looked like this but with Eddy and some other things I thought about i'd shift this around already. But I was thinking something like this:

Goldberg vs Scott Steiner (World Title Match)
Rob Van Dam (w/ Fonzie) vs Sting (w/ Ric Flair)
Sabu vs Atsushi Onita (Exploding Barbed Wire)
Rey Mysterio Jr vs Low Ki (Junior Heavyweight Title)
Samoa Joe vs Scott Norton (Taped Fist)
Jushin Liger vs Bryan Danielson
Da Hit Squad vs Tajiri & Steve Corino
Super Dragon & Red & AJ Styles vs CIMA & Suwa & Sumo Fuji

In that case, I may come back and revise my cards significantly.

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What if: AEW 2001 Dec 27, 2021 13:55:06 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by [Darren] on Dec 27, 2021 13:55:06 GMT -5

I find these conversations fascinating but I hate actually participating in the discussion.

I would just like to see a re-energized WCW with young talent and old standbys (Dustin, Sting, DDP etc)

I’d love for a new Goldberg run, a new Eddie Guerrero run and a guy like Steve Corino to have a chance to shine.

Thinking about guys like AJ Styles and Corino in 2001 WCW makes me wonder if there’s as much of a need for an ROH so what does it look like if a young Bryan Danielson, Joe, Low Ki or Chris Daniels come in at the end of the year?

[Darren] GME Posts: 947	What if: AEW 2001 Dec 27, 2021 13:56:18 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by [Darren] on Dec 27, 2021 13:56:18 GMT -5 Also thinking about Tajiri and Super Crazy getting a good run there and Mike Awesome getting a serious main event push.

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What if: AEW 2001 Dec 29, 2021 9:48:50 GMT -5

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Post by Cap on Dec 29, 2021 9:48:50 GMT -5

I don't know if I have time to think through cards, but I know for a fact I'd put Danielson vs Guerrero on either my first card or on my first Starrcade card, probably for a mid-card belt. That isn't just hindsight. I remember in 2003 when I first got into ROH being appalled that they never had a match during Eddie's run.

My roster might look something like this...

Eddie Guerrero
Bryan Danielson
Low Ki
Aj Styles
Goldberg
Scott Steiner
DDP
Booker T
Rey Mysterio
RVD
Terry Funk
Sting
Ric Flair
Jamie Noble
Christopher Daniels
Mike Awesome
Dustin Rhodes
Steve Corino
Tajiri
Jerry Lynn
Homicide
Liger
Lance Storm
Mark Briscoe
Jay Briscoe
CM Punk
Amazing Red
Sabu
Chris Harris
James Storm
Raven

A couple years early, but...

Josh Barnett
Minoru Suzuki

For at least a show or two early...

Onita
Kobashi

A lot of this is admittedly hindsight being 20-20

I'd also def start building a women's division, but my knowledge of womens wrestling in the early 2000s is abysmal.

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Post by Cap on Dec 26, 2021 11:36:33 GMT -5

Post by elliott on Dec 26, 2021 14:45:17 GMT -5

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