Continued from Part 1.
1997 - For 1997, I'd more or less keep everything as is, yeah...there's really no need to change much. But, Bret "Hitman" Hart and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin co-win the Royal Rumble, which intensifies and leads to the Fatal 4-Way at the next In your house. The Reason I made Bret co-win the Rumble with Austin, because this is STILL the New Generation Era and Bret Hart is The Leader.
Anyway, Shawn Michaels loses his smile and vacates the WWF Championship, as normal. And the the Title is still put up in the Fatal 4-Way, which is comprised of the 2 Royal Rumble co-winners (Hart and Austin) and the next 2 guys in-line for the title (Undertaker and Vader).
After this, the year continues as normal, though WrestleMania 13 is billed with having a Double Main Event - Bret Hart v. Steve Austin in a Submission Match and Undertaker v. Psycho Sid for the Championship.
In July, Shawn Michaels reaches a crossroads, which I'll dive deeper into in a What If special on my New Blog. Anyway, what I mean is that HBK was taking time off from the WWF and he wasn't too happy with the company at the moment. So, he had the option to jump ship to WCW.
For the sake of not completely changing history, I'm gonna have Michaels stay with the Federation. I also have a what-if for Bret Hart too, but I'll talk about that another time.
After Summer Slam, the Attitude Era officially begins. Everything will go on as normal, except for the Montreal Screwjob. Instead, I'm gonna enact the Original Plan where Bret wins the match via DQ. This satisfies both Bret's integrity and Shawn's ego.
I'll talk more about the Montreal Screwjob in full on my new blog, but the short story was that Bret (who was going to WCW the following month) didn't want to lose to Shawn Michaels in Canada, so The Hitman and Vince McMahon made a deal for Bret to win via DQ, so both Superstars would still look strong. But Michaels was a bitchman and wanted the WWF Championship, so after some "convincing", the original plan was changed behind the Hitman's back.
Well, in My Revision, Vince tells Shawn to screw off and goes with the original plan. Though, he does promise him a title shot in the future.
Anyway, Bret wins by DQ when Chyna and Triple H attack. D-Generation X escapes when the Hart Foundation comes out to help The Hitman. The following night in RAW, Bret Hart delivers his farewell speech and relinquishes the Championship, leaving the WWF for WCW with a better attitude and mindset.
Seriously, Bret deserves more respect than what he was initially given. Ok, but what about Mr. McMahon? He Was born thanks to the Screwjob. Very true, but here, I'm gonna give Mr. McMahon a slightly different origin in 1998, so don't worry, The Legendary Austin v. McMahon feud Still exists in My Revision.
Anyway, The Championship is then put up in a Tournament, which will conclude at the next In Your House (which will be renamed to 'In Your House - Beat Down for the Belt'). The Tournament participants are - The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Vader, The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust, "Marvelous" Marc Mero, Ken Shamrock, Faarooq, and Owen Hart.
During this Tournament, the various feuds com into play - Owen Hart/ Triple H, Undertaker/Kane, Golduist/Vader, and Ken Shamrock/The Rock. At In Your House in December, Finalists Shawn Michaels and Ken Shamrock brawl for the belt. Thanks to outside interference, HBK wins the match and becomes a 3x WWF Champion.
I'd have the rest of the month go on as normal.
1997 was a good year for WWF Wrestling, and I think I just made it better. Next up, 1998.
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1998 - My WWF 1998 remains the same as it was. Except, Mr. McMahon is born a different way. Y'see, instead of turning into Mr. McMahon after the '97 Survivor Series after Screwing Bret, which never happens in My Revision, Vive McMahon turns heel when he grows frustrated after failing to convert "Stone Cold" Steve Austin into a Corporate Champion. However, this alt- road Still leads to Austin v. McMahon...it's just a month later.
Anyway, another thing I'd change is that I'll throttle back on the overly sexual stuff. While I'm at it, I'd revamp the Women's Division into a more serious Wrestling Division. So No Bra and Panties Matches OR Evening Gown Matches.
Profanity is also toned down...at least, a little bit. There's still swearing, but no F-Bombs (thankfully this isn't that big of a change, as there were rarely any f-bombs dropped in the product that we were given).
Oh yeah, and Wrestlers like Val Venus are Never given Title Runs. Period!!! And the alliance with Playboy is Only a One Off.
Other than this, My WWF 1998 is more or less the same as it was in Real Life.
Well...on to 1999. The Final Year of the 90's.
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1999 - For 1999, All changes I made in 1998, sands Mr. McMahon, remain. So no overly-sexual content, serious Women's Wrestling, and no pushing Superstars with really stupid gimmicks, like Val Venus.
But...I've also come up with a Brand New Change....and it's a Huge One.
WARNING!! WARNING!! History Changing Event In Effect!! WARNING!! WARNING!!
Owen Hart Lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At Over the Edge PPV, instead of dropping down from the rafters and dropping to his death, Owen Hart zip-lines down from the Ttantron and lands safely in front of the ring (my revision of over the edge has a slightly different set design to accommodate for this). He then beats The Godfather for the IC Title, but loses it to Jeff Jarrett a few weeks later on RAW.
Owen Hart wins the 1999 King of the Ring. And when The British Bulldog returns, they form a tag team.
With Owen Hart alive, Bret Hart's mentality in WCW remains sharp, unlike how it was in Real Life.
With those changes, 1999 become a better year for WWF.
And, That's how I plan on changing WWF for the better. So, what comes after this? Dunno, cuz I'm not planing on any more future WWF Revisions..save for the final chapter, in which We'll travel Back in Time to correct a few injustices in the Hulkamania Era. So join me for the Final part of my WWF Revision Series and my Final Post for this Blog.
See you there, RetroHeads.
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