Today we present you Top 10 Last Minutes Changes In Storylines That Helped WWE Wrestlers and Their Careers
The WWE is a well-oiled machine,
that produce content every single day
working like clockwork.
With that said though, even the biggest wrestling company in the world
isn’t immune from some truly horrific booking decisions
that in hindsight
fans were never going to be on board with.
Fortunately, there have been plenty of times
when stories were saved at the last minute
whether it be due to a random illness, a change of opinion,
or Vince McMahon finally using some common sense.
Here are ten last-minute changes
that helped save WWE storylines.
10) The Streak Lives in 2005
When Brock Lesnar broke
The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak
every member of the WWE
Universe was shocked.
For over 20 years,
the Streak had stood the test of time,
with everyone having an opinion
over whether it was right or wrong.
But in 2005,
the WWE were planning on breaking the streak
in quite possibly the worst way.
The plan was to have the Deadman team with his brother Kane,
to face Heidenreich and Gene Snitsky,
who both men had been feuding with.
This tag-match would’ve reportedly ended with the demonic brothers losing to Heidenreich and Snitsky,
though plans changed and
the Phenom ended up facing Randy Orton.
The Legend Killer was even asked whether
he wanted to be the one to break it,
but refused, saying he didn’t feel
he was worthy to do the deed.
9) The Man misses Survivor Series
This may have started as a disaster but when the dust was settled,
Becky Lynch missing Survivor Series 2018
may have been the best possible outcome.
Days before the show, Lynch launched an invasion of RAW
though was concussed and busted open by Nia Jax, forcing her to drop out.
The sight of a bloodied Becky standing proud though
had the fans go wild,
with the Lasskicker cementing her status
one of WWE’s most popular stars.
Instead of losing to RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series
Lynch was replaced by Charlotte Flair,
with Lynch now rumoured
to be facing the former UFC star at WrestleMania 35.
If true, this huge match will no-doubt help The Man,
who is looking to further establish herself as the
the hottest commodity in the WWE, in 2019.
8) The Lex Express derails at WrestleMania 10
We all know how stubborn Vince McMahon can be,
and that when he’s picked a guy, he’ll do everything to push them to the moon.
In 1993, this was no different,
as with Hulk Hogan leaving,
Lex Luger was hand-picked as the next top face.
Initially planned to defeat WWF Champion Yokozuna at Summerslam
Luger didn’t quite fit the role,
and won by DQ, meaning the title stayed on the colossal champion.
Reluctant to give up on the Narcissist,
Luger was pencilled in to win at WrestleMania 10
though by the time the company got there, a lot had changed
With fans won over by Bret Hart,
and a clearly different reaction when Hart and Luger both won the 1994 Royal Rumble
McMahon had no choice but to put the title on the Hitman
who lost to his brother Owen in the opener
but won the title from the same man
who had beaten him the year before,
after Lex had lost via Disqualification.
7) The Demon battles the Phenomenal One
In 2017, Bray Wyatt threatened that
his often alluded to Sister Abigail would be making her presence known,
with many fans expecting a new
female member of the Wyatt family.
But when Sister Abigail actually appeared during
Wyatt’s feud with Finn Balor,
the character was immediately panned,
as Wyatt wore a veil and spoke with a high-pitched voice
much to the confusion of Balor,
and the fans.
With their feud instantly dead,
it was perhaps divine intervention
that caused Wyatt to go down with an illness,
not long before the 2017 TLC pay per view.
As a replacement, SmackDown Live’s AJ Styles stepped in
battling Balor in a bout many considered
match of the year.
Much better than what
Balor-Wyatt would’ve been
Styles also showed himself to be a true company man
with this partly explaining why
the company gave him a year-long reign as WWE Champion,
a month later.
6) Rollins cashes in and saves WrestleMania
When Seth Rollins turned on his Shield brothers in 2014
the Architect was rocketed to the top of WWE,
thanks to the likes of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon
Winning Money In the Bank contract
not long after his betrayal,
fans wondered when Rollins would cash in
a question that was answered at WrestleMania 31.
In the main event, WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar
faced Roman Reigns,
who seemed destined to win the title
despite the outcry by the fans.
The reported plan was for the Big Dog to dethrone the beast,
and have a lengthy run as World Champion,
whilst Rollins would remain in the mid-card,
feuding with Randy Orton.
But at some point, with some saying literally during the show,
the decision was made to have
the Architect shock the world,
cashing in during the main event,
and sending the fans home happy.
5) Scrapping the Batista & Melina Storyline
In late 2005, World Heavyweight Champion Batista
found himself in a feud with MNM,
particularly Johnny Nitro, who was partnering with real-life girlfriend Melina,
and Joey Mercury.
In one of the company’s most tasteless acts,
the story went with Melina attempting to seduce Batista,
before accusing the Animal of sexual assault.
According to writers,
this ludicrous idea would have led to Batista being proven innocent
by proving that the future Women’s
and Diva’s champion, was actually a man.
Fortunately, none of this made it to the show,
as Stephanie McMahon vetoed the ‘Melina’s a man idea’,
rightly thinking that this would
not help women in the company be taken seriously.
Not long after, Batista went down with a serious injury,
which not only forced him to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship in January,
but leave for several months.
By the time he returned, the story had been completely dropped,
much to the delight of all involved.
4) Ziggler Shows Off on RAW
Jack Swagger may have been a fine worker in WWE,
but he was never intended to be the company’s top star.
Earning a World Title match at WrestleMania 29,
Swagger’s controversial Tea Party gimmick did not mesh well with Champion Alberto Del Rio,
who had turned face despite
years as a cocky heel.
With Swagger getting into trouble
with the law just weeks before the show,
Del Rio won their match decisively
with Swagger not even getting an entrance on-screen.
What was special for the fans,
was the RAW the night after,
where Swagger once more lost to Del Rio,
but found himself losing his World Championship not long after,
when Dolph Ziggler cashed in Money in the Bank.
A huge win for the ShowOff,
as well as one of the most shocking moments in post-Mania RAW history,
all of this came thanks to a brush with the law by the Real American.
3) Ambrose cashes in
There’s an old saying of what goes around, comes around,
and never was this truer than at Money In the Bank 2016.
At the pay per view, Roman Reigns defended the WWE World Championship
against the recently-returned Seth Rollins,
though the initial plan was for the Big Dog to defeat his former Shield brother.
That was until Reigns was hit with a Wellness policy suspension,
as the company quickly lost favour with him,
with Rollins defeating the champion to win back the title
he had vacated due to injury.
But after what he had done at WrestleMania 31,
Rollins should’ve seen what happened next coming,
as Dean Ambrose, who had won the Money in the Bank earlier that night
cashed in, meaning
all three Shield brothers had been champion in one night.
A truly shocking ending to the Pay per view,
the Lunatic Fringe finally proved himself as a main eventer,
and the fans were sent home happy.
2) Jericho gets his due
In his multiple best-selling books,
Chris Jericho has been very frank
about his wrestling career,
speaking openly
about how politics and favouritism has changed plans for years.
Despite focussing on having great matches instead of making demands,
the Fozzy frontman found himself on top of the world in 2001
when he became the first-ever Unidisputed Champion
pinning the Rock
and Stone Cold in the same night to do so.
But according to Y2J,
the plan was for Angle to win the illustrious accolade,
before someone decided to shake things up,
by having Jericho, who’d only had one brief reign as World Champion,
become the top star.
This definitely paid off for Jericho,
who as the top heel champion in WWE,
finally got what he had been deserved for so many years.
1) The Yes! Movement makes history
Despite his recent villainous acts,
Daniel Bryan has been one of WWE’s
most beloved stars of all time.
But when Bryan was at his peak in popularity in 2014
the company decided not to capitalise,
having Batista win the 2014 Rumble instead
expecting the Marvel star to be
given a superhero’s welcome by the fans,
and defeat Randy Orton at WrestleMania.
nstead, the Animal was booed mercilessly by the crowd,
with the YES! Chant spreading from just Bryan’s matches
to echoing throughout entire RAWs.
Eventually, the company had to cave,
with Bryan facing Triple H in the opener of Mania 30,
with the winning earning a spot in the main event.
According to rumors,
McMahon wanted the Game to win that match,
even reportedly sticking with the dea during the morning of the show.
However, the Game knew anything other
than a Bryan win would lead to outrage,
and the bearded warrior bested The Game,
before beating Orton and Batista in
what has become a classic Mania moment.
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