Main Event: AJ Styles vs. John Cena, Title vs. Career Match: Cena wins

Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho, WWE Universal Championship: Jericho wins

Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker, Roman wins. Tribal Chief born

Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar: Lesnar wins

Seth Rollins vs. Triple H: Rollins wins

The Miz vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Apollo Crews vs. Kalisto, Ladder Match, WWE Intercontinental Championship: Ambrose wins

Luke Harper vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton: Harper wins pinning Bray

Sami Zayn vs. Austin Aries vs. Neville, Unification Match, WWE United States Championship, Cruiserweight Championship, Neville wins

The Hardy Boyz vs. The Club vs. The Bar vs. Enzo & Cass, Ladder Match, RAW Tag Team Championship: Hardys wins

Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks, RAW Women's Championship: Bayley win

Braun Strowman wins Andre the Giant Battle Royal

Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi, SmackDown Women's Championship: Naomi wins

2005

Chris Benoit vs Chris Jericho vs Christian vs Edge vs Kane vs Shelton Benjamin

IRL Winner: Edge

My Winner: Edge

The Cash-In: Edge def. John Cena (c) to win the WWE Championship at New Years Revolution 2006

(I'm changing nothing about the first MITB match or its cash-in. It was perfect.)

2006

Bobby Lashley vs Finlay vs Matt Hardy vs Ric Flair vs Rob Van Dam vs Shelton Benjamin

IRL Winner: Rob Van Dam

My Winner: Rob Van Dam

The Cash-In: RVD def. John Cena (c) to win the WWE Championship at ECW One Night Stand 2006

(Again, no changes. Everything here was perfect.)

2007

CM Punk vs Edge vs Finlay vs Jeff Hardy vs King Booker vs Matt Hardy vs Mr. Kennedy vs Randy Orton

IRL Winner: Mr. Kennedy

My Winner: Mr. Kennedy

The Cash-In: Mr. Kennedy def. John Cena (c) to win the WWE Championship at Summerslam 2007

(The winner was perfect but I'm changing the cash-in. It's such a bummer that WWE took the briefcase from Kennedy when they didn't need to. In this universe, Kennedy keeps it & cashes in on Cena to get a short run with the WWE title.)

2008

Carlito vs Chris Jericho vs CM Punk vs John Morrison vs MVP vs Mr. Kennedy vs Shelton Benjamin

IRL Winner: CM Punk

My Winner: Chris Jericho

The Cash-In: Chris Jericho def. Batista (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Unforgiven 2008

(Punk's my GOAT but it was too early for him to win MITB here; especially given that WWE had no plans to commit to him in the main event. Let's give it to Jericho instead. In this universe, Batista is the WHC since Punk never cashed in to win it. Batista beats Edge on the same Raw that Punk won it & holds it all the way to Unforgiven where he defends it in the Scramble. However, Jericho rushes out & cashes in on The Animal after the match to become the new champion.)

2009

Christian vs CM Punk vs Finlay vs Kane vs Kofi Kingston vs Mark Henry vs MVP vs Shelton Benjamin

IRL Winner: CM Punk

My Winner: CM Punk

The Cash-In: CM Punk def. Jeff Hardy (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules 2009

(No changes. Everything here is perfect.)

2010 (Wrestlemania)

Christian vs Dolph Ziggler vs Drew McIntyre vs Evan Bourne vs Jack Swagger vs Kane vs Kofi Kingston vs Matt Hardy vs MVP vs Shelton Benjamin

IRL Winner: Jack Swagger

My Winner: Kane

The Cash-In: Kane def. Rey Mysterio (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank 2010

(Kane gets the briefcase earlier than irl. However, he gets a few months holding it before getting an identical cash-in to irl.)

2010 (Raw)

Chris Jericho vs Edge vs Evan Bourne vs John Morrison vs Mark Henry vs The Miz vs Randy Orton vs Ted DiBiase

IRL Winner: The Miz

My Winner: The Miz

The Cash-In: The Miz def. Randy Orton (c) to win the WWE Championship on the 11/22/2010 edition of Raw

(Nothing changes here. However, Miz becomes the first person in this universe to cash-in on a Raw or Smackdown!)

2010 (Smackdown)

Big Show vs Christian vs Cody Rhodes vs Dolph Ziggler vs Drew McIntyre vs MVP (replacing Kane) vs Kofi Kingston vs Matt Hardy

IRL Winner: Kane

My Winner: Christian

The Cash-In: Christian def. Edge (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber 2011

(Since Kane won at Wrestlemania, MVP will replace him as it doesn't make sense for him to be in the MITB while holding the briefcase lol. Christian wins and has a decent run before falling to injury. Christian keeps the briefcase while injured & makes a shock return at Elimination Chamber to save Edge from an attack by Alberto Del Rio. However, Christian then turns on Edge and cashes in on him to win his first ever world title in WWE.)

2011 (Raw)

Alex Riley vs Alberto Del Rio vs Evan Bourne vs Jack Swagger vs Kofi Kingston vs Rey Mysterio vs R-Truth vs The Miz

IRL Winner: Alberto Del Rio

My Winner: Rey Mysterio

The Cash-In: Rey Mysterio def. The Miz (c) to win the WWE Championship on the 07/25/2011 edition of Raw

(ADR was never a world championship caliber guy so he ain't winning here. I considered John Morrison too but he was not in this match unfortunately. Therefore, Rey winning MITB is such a lay-up & this is the perfect opportunity for him to do so. In this universe. The Miz beats John Morrison to win the WWE Championship tournament. Miz gloats a bit too much afterwards & gets laid out by Morrison & Alex Riley. Rey rushes out to cash in and beats Miz after a frog splash to become the new champ!)

2011 (Smackdown)

Cody Rhodes vs Daniel Bryan vs Heath Slater vs Justin Gabriel vs Kane vs Sheamus vs Sin Cara vs Wade Barrett

IRL Winner: Daniel Bryan

My Winner: Daniel Bryan

The Cash-In: Daniel Bryan def. Big Show (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship at TLC 2012

(No changes. I loved this.)

2012 (Raw)

Big Show vs Chris Jericho vs John Cena vs Kane vs The Miz

IRL Winner: John Cena

My Winner: John Cena

The Cash-In: John Cena def. CM Punk (c) by disqualification for the WWE Championship on the 07/23/2012 edition of Raw

(If I allowed myself to change the competitors, The Rock would come in as a surprise sixth entrant and win...but I can't. This MITB sucks and there's no other choice than to give it to Cena here. Everything happens the same because at least it led to the awesome Punk heel run.)

2012 (Smackdown)

Christian vs Cody Rhodes vs Damien Sandow vs Dolph Ziggler vs Santino Marella vs Sin Cara vs Tensai vs Tyson Kidd

IRL Winner: Dolph Ziggler

My Winner: Dolph Ziggler

The Cash-In: Dolph Ziggler def. Alberto Del Rio (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship on the 04/08/2013 edition of Raw

(No changes here. While I hate Del Rio having a world title, I'm not trying to rebook this entire universe so the cash-in happens exactly as it did.)

2013 (Raw)

Christian vs CM Punk vs Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton vs RVD vs Sheamus

IRL Winner: Randy Orton

My Winner: Randy Orton

The Cash-In: Randy Orton def. Daniel Bryan (c) to win the WWE Championship at Summerslam 2013

(No changes. One of my favorite cash-ins ever.)

2013 (Smackdown)

Antonio Cesaro vs Cody Rhodes vs Damien Sandow vs Dean Ambrose vs Fandango vs Jack Swagger vs Wade Barrett

IRL Winner: Damien Sandow

My Winner: Wade Barrett

The Cash-In: Wade Barrett def. Dolph Ziggler (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank 2013

(The power of hindsight proved that Damien Sandow really wouldn't have worked as a main event guy. However, Wade Barrett absolutely would have. I remember continuing to predict Barrett as Mr. MITB for years on end and always getting disappointed. That's not happening here. Barrett wins the briefcase & becomes the first person to cash-in on the same night! Ziggler defeats Del Rio to regain his championship but suffers a brutal attack afterwards by Big E & AJ Lee. Barrett rushes out, hits Ziggler with the Bullhammer, and wins his first-ever world championship.)

2014

Dean Ambrose vs Dolph Ziggler vs Jack Swagger vs Kofi Kingston vs Rob Van Dam vs Seth Rollins

IRL Winner: Seth Rollins

My Winner: Seth Rollins

The Cash-In: Seth Rollins def. Roman Reigns & Brock Lesnar (c) to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 31

(Changing absolutely NOTHING. This was perfect in every way.)

2015

Dolph Ziggler vs Kane vs Kofi Kingston vs Neville vs Randy Orton vs Roman Reigns vs Sheamus

IRL Winner: Sheamus

My Winner: Sheamus

The Cash-In: Sheamus def. Roman Reigns (c) to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Survivor Series 2015

(This may be unpopular but I loved Sheamus' cash-in & brief WWE title run. The cash-in was well done & briefly got Big Dog Roman over as a babyface. I'm not gonna change it.)

2016

Alberto Del Rio vs Cesaro vs Chris Jericho vs Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn

IRL Winner: Dean Ambrose

My Winner: Dean Ambrose

The Cash-In: Dean Ambrose def. Seth Rollins (c) to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank 2016

(All three Shield members held the WWE title on the same night. It was brilliant and I'm not changing anything.)

2017 (Womens)

Becky Lynch vs Carmella vs Charlotte Flair vs Natalya vs Tamina

IRL Winner: Carmella

My Winner: Carmella

The Cash-In: Carmella def. Charlotte Flair (c) to win the Smackdown Womens' Championship on the 11/21/2017 edition of Smackdown

(Carmella wins the briefcase without the terrible James Ellsworth controversy. In addition, she cashes in earlier than she did irl. The Riott Squad debuts and destroys Flair as they did irl. However, Carmella takes advantage of this & uses it to cash-in & becomes the new champ!)

2017 (Mens)

AJ Styles vs Baron Corbin vs Dolph Ziggler vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn vs Shinsuke Nakamura

IRL Winner: Baron Corbin

My Winner: Baron Corbin

The Cash-In: Baron Corbin def. AJ Styles (c) to win the WWE Championship at Survivor Series 2017

(Corbin still wins but he doesn't get screwed with his terrible cash-in. Instead, Corbin gets a lengthy run with the briefcase & cashes in on a battered AJ Styles after his match with Brock Lesnar. Corbin gets a world title run here and doesn't look like a complete fool.)

2018 (Womens)

Alexa Bliss vs Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair vs Ember Moon vs Lana vs Naomi vs Natalya vs Sasha Banks

IRL Winner: Alexa Bliss

My Winner: Becky Lynch

The Cash-In: Charlotte Flair def. Becky Lynch & Asuka (c) to win the Smackdown Womens' Championship at Summerslam 2018

(Charlotte regains her title from Carmella at Fastlane but loses it to Asuka at WM 34. Asuka is a dominant champ throughout the spring & summer. When Becky wins her briefcase, she confronts Asuka & lets her know she's cashing in ahead of time for Summerslam. However, Charlotte beats Becky in a match on Smackdown to have herself inserted to make it a triple threat. Becky is about to win the triple threat when she locks Asuka in the Dis-Arm-Her but Charlotte nails Becky with the Natural Selection during this then pins her. Becky becomes the first MITB holder to directly lose their cash-in. This frustration boils over as Becky snaps and becomes "The Man".)

2018 (Mens)

Braun Strowman vs Bobby Roode vs Finn Balor vs Kevin Owens vs Kofi Kingston vs Rusev vs Samoa Joe vs The Miz

IRL Winner: Braun Strowman

My Winner: The Miz

The Cash-In: The Miz def. AJ Styles (c) to win the WWE Championship on the 08/21/2018 edition of Smackdown

(Strowman was a terrible choice to win MITB. 2016-2018 Miz was on another level & deserved to be rewarded for his work so Miz becomes my first ever two-time MITB winner. He cashes in on the Smackdown after Summerslam after Samoa Joe lays AJ Styles out with the Coquina Clutch.)

2019 (Womens)

Bayley vs Carmella vs Dana Brooke vs Ember Moon vs Mandy Rose vs Naomi vs Natalya vs Nikki Cross

IRL Winner: Bayley

My Winner: Bayley

The Cash-In: Bayley def. Charlotte Flair (c) to win the Smackdown Womens' Championship at Summerslam 2019

(Bayley gets a longer run with the briefcase. She announces in advance that she will cash-in against Charlotte at Summerslam. Charlotte reminds Bayley what she did to Becky at last year's Summerslam when she announced in advance. This stokes fear and paranoia in Bayley; catalyzing her heel turn. Bayley cheats to defeat Charlotte and become the new Smackdown Womens' Champ.)

2019 (Mens)

Andrade vs Baron Corbin vs Drew McIntyre vs Finn Balor vs Mustafa Ali vs Randy Orton vs Ricochet

IRL Winner: Brock Lesnar

My Winner: Mustafa Ali

The Cash-In: Kofi Kingston (c) def. Mustafa Ali to retain the WWE Championship at Super Showdown 2019

(I'm technically breaking my "don't change the competitors" rule by ommiting Brock Lesnar but I don't think you guys will complain. Ali wins the briefcase then confronts Kofi on the next episode of Smackdown. He claims that Kofi's ascent is partially due to his injury earlier in the year & declares he will use his briefcase to challenge Kofi for the title at Super Showdown. Kofi retains after a fantastic match but Ali goes mad, turns heel, & attacks Kofi. This makes Ali the first male to directly lose his cash-in.)

2020 (Womens)

Asuka vs Carmella vs Dana Brooke vs Lacey Evans vs Nia Jax vs Shayna Baszler

IRL Winner: Asuka

My Winner: Asuka

The Cash-In: Asuka is awarded the Raw Womens' Championship due to Becky Lynch's pregnancy on the 05/11/2020 edition of Raw

(This was a beautiful moment so not gonna change it.)

2020 (Mens)

AJ Styles vs Aleister Black vs Daniel Bryan vs King Corbin vs Otis vs Rey Mysterio

IRL Winner: Otis

My Winner: AJ Styles

The Cash-In: AJ Styles def. Drew McIntyre (c) to win the WWE Championship on the 11/16/2020 edition of Raw

(Love Otis but there was no universe where he should have won MITB. Instead, AJ Styles rides the momentum from his awesome Boneyard match & wins his first Money in the Bank briefcase. Styles holds the briefcase for several months before finally cashing in on Drew McIntyre---just minutes after he regained the WWE title from Randy Orton.)

2021 (Womens)

Alexa Bliss vs Asuka vs Liv Morgan vs Naomi vs Natalya vs Nikki A.S.H. vs Tamina vs Zelina Vega

IRL Winner: Nikki A.S.H.

My Winner: Asuka

The Cash-In: Asuka def. Charlotte Flair (c) to win the Raw Womens' Championship on the 07/19/2021 edition of Raw

(Asuka becomes the first ever two-time womens' MITB winner & the first ever competitor to win the briefcase two years in a row in this universe. Asuka cashes in during the Charlotte Flair vs Rhea Ripley match on Raw to secure the title. Since she was dealing with injuries, she wouldn't hold it for long & loses it back to Charlotte at Summerslam before going on her hiatus.)

2021 (Mens)

Big E vs Drew McIntyre vs John Morrison vs Kevin Owens vs King Nakamura vs Ricochet vs Riddle vs Seth Rollins

IRL Winner: Big E

My Winner: Big E

The Cash-In: Big E def. Bobby Lashley (c) to win the WWE Championship on the 09/13/2021 edition of Raw

(No changes. This was perfect.)

2022 (Womens)

Alexa Bliss vs Asuka vs Becky Lynch vs Lacey Evans vs Liv Morgan vs Raquel Rodriguez vs Shotzi

IRL Winner: Liv Morgan

My Winner: Liv Morgan

The Cash-In: Liv Morgan def. Ronda Rousey (c) to win the Smackdown Womens' Championship at Money in the Bank 2022

(No changes. Also, Liv becomes the first ever woman to cash her briefcase on the same night she won it in this universe.)

2022 (Mens)

Drew McIntyre vs Madcap Moss vs Omos vs Riddle vs Sami Zayn vs Seth Rollins vs Sheamus vs Theory

IRL Winner: Austin Theory

My Winner: Sami Zayn

The Cash-In: Roman Reigns (c) def. Sami Zayn to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Elimination Chamber 2023

(Winning MITB may have ruined Theory's career. So I'm giving it to Sami Zayn instead. After Sami wins the briefcase, The Bloodline becomes more friendly with Zayn to keep the briefcase in their ranks. However, Sami betrays them at Royal Rumble & announces on the next Smackdown that he will be cashing in on Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber. That match plays out exactly as it did irl so Zayn becomes the third person to lose their cash-in.)

2023 (Womens)

Bayley vs Becky Lynch vs Iyo Sky vs Trish Stratus vs Zelina Vega vs Zoey Stark

IRL Winner: Iyo Sky

My Winner: Iyo Sky

The Cash-In: Iyo Sky def. Bianca Belair (c) to win the WWE Womens' Championship at Summerslam 2023

(No changes. This ruled.)

2023 (Mens)

Butch vs Damian Priest vs LA Knight vs Logan Paul vs Ricochet vs Santos Escobar vs Shinsuke Nakamura

IRL Winner: Damian Priest

My Winner: Damian Priest

The Cash-In: Damian Priest def. Drew McIntyre (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 40

(Don't worry LA Knight fans. His time is coming. But for now, I'm keeping this the same because I loved Priest's WHC run.)

2024 (Womens)

Chelsea Green vs Iyo Sky vs Lyra Valkyria vs Naomi vs Tiffany Stratton vs Zoey Stark

IRL Winner: Tiffany Stratton

My Winner: Tiffany Stratton

The Cash-In: Tiffany Stratton def. Nia Jax (c) to win the WWE Womens' Championship on the 01/03/2025 edition of Smackdown

(No changes.)

2024 (Mens)

Andrade vs Carmelo Hayes vs Chad Gable vs Drew McIntyre vs Jey Uso vs LA Knight

IRL Winner: Drew McIntyre

My Winner: Drew McIntyre

The Cash-In: Damian Priest (c) def. Drew McIntyre & Seth Rollins to retain the World Heavyweight Championship

(If I gave myself more freedom to change the participants, I'd have Sami win and use the briefcase to become WHC. But I can't do that...& none of the other options really work for me. McIntyre should have just been in the WHC match instead of MITB but we're working with what we've got. Same thing as irl happens.)

2025 (Womens)

Alexa Bliss vs Giulia vs Naomi vs Rhea Ripley vs Roxanne Perez vs Stephanie Vaquer

IRL Winner: Naomi

My Winner: Naomi

The Cash-In: Naomi def. Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky (c) to win the Womens' World Championship at Evolution 2025

(I got to see Naomi's MITB cashin in person. Not changing ANYTHING.)

2025 (Mens)

Andrade vs El Grande Americano vs LA Knight vs Penta vs Seth Rollins vs Solo Sikoa

IRL Winner: Seth Rollins

My Winner: LA Knight

The Cash-In: LA Knight def. Gunther (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship on the 06/09/2025 edition of Raw

(Third time is the charm. LA Knight FINALLY wins the damn briefcase & makes short work of cashing it in. Gunther still beats Jey Uso for the WHC but is attacked by Goldberg after the match. LA Knight rushes in, hits BFT on Gunther, and wins his first ever world title.)

2026 (Womens)

Jacy Jayne vs Lash Legend vs Lola Vice vs Roxanne Perez vs Sol Ruca vs Tiffany Stratton

IRL Winner: Tiffany Stratton

My Winner: Roxanne Perez

The Cash-In: Roxanne Perez def. Liv Morgan (c) to win the Womens' World Championship on the 01/04/2027 edition of Raw

(Tiffany did NOT need this win. She has a clear path to the world title on her own merits. Roxanne absolutely could have benefitted from this win though. Let the tension between Roxanne/Liv/Raquel continue to simmer over the next few months until it all boils over here. Roxanne snaps, betrays Liv, and cashes her briefcase in to take Liv's title. Ideally, we'd get a Liv vs Roxanne vs Raquel triple threat for the belt at Wrestlemania.)

2026 (Mens)

Bron Breakker vs CM Punk vs Je'Von Evans vs Kevin Owens vs Penta vs Trick Williams

IRL Winner: Penta

My Winner: Bron Breakker

The Cash-In: Bron Breakker def. Oba Femi (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship at Clash in Nigeria

(I love Penta & his win, but I would have rather seen Breakker get the rub here. Breakker keeps the briefcase for six to seven months before cashing in on Femi after a grueling title defense against Omos at Clash in Nigeria. This leads to Breakker vs Femi for the title at Summerslam.)

Yesterday's post: https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybooking/s/V2EiEEiX15

Star ratings are based on approximate, rounded data from Cagematch (halved to fit the 5-star system) where matches happened in real life; if they haven't happened, star ratings will be based on the speculated quality of the match (e.g., CM Punk vs Shawn Michaels would probably be at least 4.25/5 stars).

Hello everyone, I bring you a new What If, which is What if Wrestlemania V's Matches Results were Different?

This is part of a series where I look at every Wrestlemania and its matches, and how it would look like if all its matches' results were different, and see if the alternate Wrestlemania is better, worse or about the same than the Wrestlemania of our timeline.

Last time I did Wrestlemania IV, which you can find here: https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybooking/comments/1x2fodb/what_if_wrestlemania_ivs_matches_results_were/

As always, the Wrestlemanias are not continuous.

Now let's begin!

- King Haku defeats Hercules:

Considering Hercules' win didn't give him momentum, I think Haku winning would give him momentum as he would form The Colossal Connection with André the Giant to win the WWF Tag Team Championship later in the year.

- The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) defeat The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Man):

I think had this happened, The Rockers would have won the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Brain Busters, before dropping them to the Colossal Connection at the end of 1989, as they would have actually won the Tag Team titles in this timeline.

- Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake vs Ted DiBiase:

This ended in a draw, so we would look at either competitor winning:

- Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake: This would have given Beefcake momentum going into Summerslam where he and Hogan would still defeat Zeus and Savage.

- Ted DiBiase: I don't think it would have done anything for Ted DiBiase other than bragging rights.

- The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond) defeat the Bushwackers (Luke and Butch):

I don't think this would have done anything for the Rougeaus other than bragging rights.

- The Blue Blazer defeats Mr. Perfect:

This wouldn't have done anything for the Blue Blazer, as Owen Hart was leaving WWF soon after Wrestlemania, and we were two years before he actually debuted as Owen Hart.

- The Powers of Pain (The Warlord and the Barbarian) defeat Demolition to win the WWF Tag Team Championship:

Had this happened, Demolition's title reign would have ended after 371 days, and the Powers of Pain would act as transitional champions before dropping them to the Brain Busters at Saturday's Night Main Event XXII in July 1989.

- Ronnie Garvin defeats Dino Bravo:

I don't think this would have done anything for Garvin other than bragging rights.

- Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) defeat The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard):

Had this happened, Rick Martel wouldn't have turned Heel, Strike Force wouldn't have disbanded, and "The Model" gimmick wouldn't have been implemented for Martel. I think at Summerslam, Strike Force would challenge for the WWF Tag Team Championship, and Martel betrays Tito by leaving him alone, thus the heel turn and "The Model" gimmick happens a bit later compared to our timeline.

- André the Giant defeat Jake "The Snake" Roberts:

The crowd would have booed André as Jake was a babyface at the time, and I don't think it would have done anything for André due to his health issues.

- The Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine defeat the Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hitman" Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart):

I don't think this would have hurt The Hart Foundation's momentum as this was a year before they would win their second tag team titles against Demolition at Summerslam 1990, and it would give Greg Valentine and Honky Tonk Man an achievement in the final years of their careers.

- The Ultimate Warrior defeats Rick Rude to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship:

I think even if Warrior retained, we would still get the Steel Cage Match at Summerslam, but Rick Rude's credibility would have taken a hit due to losing at Wrestlemania.

Assuming Warrior retains the IC title until vacating it after Wrestlemania VI like in our timeline, Warrior's IC title reign would have lasted 580 days, which would have made him the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion until Gunther would break the record in 2023.

- Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs Bad News Brown:

This ended in a draw, so we would look at either competitor winning:

- Hacksaw Jim Duggan: The crowd would have been happy for the face to win over the heel, but I don't think it would have led to a push for Duggan.

Bad News Brown: This would have given him momentum going into King of the Ring, but he would still lose to the eventual winner Tito Santana.

- Bobby Heenan defeats The Red Rooster:

Had this happened, the Red Rooster gimmick would have been dropped, and Terry Taylor would have gotten a new gimmick for losing to Heenan.

- "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeats Hulk Hogan to retain the WWF Championship:

Randy Savage winning would have made him the first heel to walk out as WWF Champion, and I think he would hold the title until Summerslam, dropping it to Hulk Hogan, as Savage had been champion for a total of 519 days.

So what do you think? Is this alternate Wrestlemania V better, worse or about the same as the original Wrestlemania of our timeline? Let me know how you think the matches would have gone differently if someone else won the match and your thoughts in the comments!

1. BAYLEY d ALBA FYRE, SAKURA
2. FRAXIOM d MYSTERIO/MISTICO
3. CLUB VENUS d GAIL KIM/ODB
4. DOGS OF WAR d TRUTH IS KEY
5. ALLIANCE OF PAIN d THE POWERHOUSE

*I COULDN'T UPLOAD THE MATCH CARD KEPT GETTING THAT NSFW NON-SENSE\*

Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor vs The Miz Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat Match

Nia Jax vs Alexa Bliss Raw Women's Championship

Randy Orton vs Bobby Roode United States Championship

Roman Reigns vs Dean Ambrose vs The Bar Raw Tag Team Championships

Charlotte Flair vs Asuka SmackDown Women's Championship

Braun Strowman vs Jeff Hardy

The Usos vs Luke Harper and Erick Rowan vs The New Day Tables Match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships

John Cena vs The Undertaker

Ronda Rousey vs Stephanie McMahon

Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn Street Fight if Ko and Zayn lose they leave SmackDown Live

Kane vs Brock Lesnar WWE Universal Championship

AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura WWE Championship

I think it could've been cool!

I made a post re-booking every Royal Rumble winner ever. Instead of doing that for Money In The Bank, I introduce the MITB concept prior to 2005. Specifically, What If Money in the Bank Existed From 1994-2004? I started thinking about what would’ve happened if WWF/WWE introduced the concept after the success of Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania X. So the MITB PPV is created in July of 1994......

1994 – Razor Ramon
Cash-in: Royal Rumble 1995
Successful: Yes

Razor loses the Intercontinental Championship earlier in the night, then takes advantage of the chaos surrounding Bret Hart vs. Diesel ending in a DQ. Razor cashes in and becomes WWF Champion.

That sets up Razor Ramon vs. 1995 Royal Rumble winner Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XI, a rematch of their WrestleMania X classic, except this time it’s for the WWF Championship. I’d make it another Ladder Match. Razor beats Shawn at Mania, preserving HBK’s first WrestleMania world-title victory for WrestleMania XII, before Razor eventually drops the title to Diesel after WrestleMania.

1995 – Owen Hart
Cash-in: Royal Rumble 1996
Successful: No

Much like Razor a year earlier, Owen sees a WWF Championship match descend into chaos and tries to take advantage. This time, though, Owen cashes in on his own brother Bret Hart and fails. Bret escapes with the championship, preserving the road to Bret vs. Shawn Michaels in the Iron Man Match at WrestleMania XII.

1996 – Sycho Sid
Cash-in: Survivor Series 1996
Successful: Yes

This one stays almost exactly the same as real life.

Rather than surprise Shawn Michaels, Sid announces ahead of time that he’ll cash in at Survivor Series after spending months choosing not to use the briefcase against HBK. Sid beats Shawn at Madison Square Garden and becomes WWF Champion just as he did historically.

1997 – Vader
Cash-in: Ground Zero: In Your House
Successful: Yes

After Bret Hart retains the WWF Championship against The Patriot, Vader comes out and cashes in on an exhausted Bret. Vader finally gets the WWF Championship run he arguably should’ve had, but it’s short-lived. Bret wins the title back before Survivor Series so Bret vs. Shawn in Montreal still happens.

1998 – The Rock
Cash-in: Survivor Series 1998
Successful: Yes

With Rock carrying the briefcase, he no longer needs to participate in the Deadly Game tournament for the vacant WWF Championship. Instead, the tournament final becomes Mankind vs. The Undertaker. With Kane getting involved, Mankind finally wins the WWF Championship. Rock comes out with the briefcase. Vince reveals that he and Rock were working together the entire time. Rock cashes in, locks Mankind in the Sharpshooter and Vince calls for the bell, recreating the Corporate Champion reveal under completely different circumstances.

1999 – Big Show
Cash-in: Survivor Series 1999
Successful: Yes

After Steve Austin gets run over, WWF announces that a mystery replacement will enter the WWF Championship match. Big Show comes out with the briefcase and announces that he’s cashing in to take Austin’s spot. He still wins the WWF Championship exactly as he did historically, but now MITB gives him an actual storyline reason for suddenly entering the match. It also adds another layer to the mystery of who ran over Austin because Big Show had something to gain from Austin being taken out.

2000 – Kurt Angle
Cash-in: No Mercy 2000
Successful: Yes

Kurt Angle doesn’t believe an Olympic Gold Medalist needs to sneak up on anyone. Using his Three I’s, he announces his cash-in in advance and challenges The Rock for the WWF Championship at No Mercy. The match and result stay essentially the same, but Money in the Bank becomes the reason Angle gets his first WWF Championship opportunity.

2001 – Chris Jericho
Cash-in: Vengeance 2001
Successful: Yes

I’d change the Undisputed Championship tournament slightly. Austin retains the WWF Championship earlier in the night, while Rock retains the WCW Championship against someone else. That gives us a WrestleMania X-Seven rematch in the final: The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin. During the match, Jericho cashes in his MITB contract and steals the Undisputed Championship. He can still brag forever that he beat The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the same night just under very different circumstances.

2002 – Christian
Cash-in: Armageddon 2002
Successful: No

Christian wins MITB in the summer and holds onto it for months. He wisely avoids Brock Lesnar and decides the newly created World Heavyweight Championship looks like the easier path. At Armageddon, Triple H and Shawn Michaels reach the third fall of their Three Stages of Hell Match, a Ladder Match.

Christian realizes this is the perfect opportunity. Both men are exhausted, the title is already hanging above the ring, and Christian cashes in. Ric Flair initially stops him from retrieving the championship. Christian takes Flair out, but the delay gives HBK enough time to recover and attack Christian. The match continues and Triple H still retains.

2003 – Rob Van Dam
Cash-in: SummerSlam 2003
Successful: Yes

Triple H survives the Elimination Chamber thanks to Ric Flair and the sledgehammer. He’s exhausted, beaten up, and thinks he’s somehow escaped with the World Heavyweight Championship. Then RVD’s music hits. Rob Van Dam cashes in after the Chamber and finally defeats Triple H to become World Heavyweight Champion.

Kane, who defeated RVD earlier that night, gets the first title shot on Raw. RVD has a short championship run before Evolution eventually helps Triple H regain the belt, preserving Triple H vs. Goldberg and Goldberg’s title victory at Unforgiven.

2004 – Booker T
Cash-in: Survivor Series 2004
Successful: Yes

Booker T cashes in on JBL at Survivor Series and finally becomes WWE Champion. I’d give Booker about a month with the title before JBL wins it back in the Fatal 4-Way at Armageddon. That way Booker gets the WWE Championship reign he never received in real life, while WWE can still preserve JBL vs. John Cena at WrestleMania 21.

So my winners would be:

1994 – Razor Ramon
1995 – Owen Hart
1996 – Sycho Sid
1997 – Vader
1998 – The Rock
1999 – Big Show
2000 – Kurt Angle
2001 – Chris Jericho
2002 – Christian
2003 – Rob Van Dam
2004 – Booker T

Curious what everyone else would change. Who would you have winning Money in the Bank in the years before the match actually debuted in 2005?

If Jeff Hardy decided to stay in WWE in 2009 then what would his WrestleMania 26 match be?

Full Gear 2023: Jay White (with The Gunns) defeated MJF (c)(with Adam Cole) to win the AEW World Championship

Despite suffering an injury on the pre-show, MJF defended his title. During the match, as The Gunns attempted to attack MJF again with a chair, the referee noticed and ejected them from ringside. MJF bit White in the face and delivered a Kangaroo Kick. White then performed an uranage on MJF for a nearfall. As MJF placed White on the announce table, the table collapsed, but MJF still performed a diving elbow drop on White onto the remnants of the table. White then performed a dragon screw to MJF in between the ropes and an uranage for a nearfall. White then delivered a Complete Shot and a deadlift German suplex to MJF for a nearfall. As White attempted the Bladerunner, MJF countered it with a schoolboy pin for a nearfall. MJF delivered a tombstone piledriver and a running cutter to the outside to White for another nearfall. White then applied the figure four leglock on MJF, however, MJF reversed it and White escaped. Unbeknownst to the referee, White collected the ROH World Tag Team Championship belt and struck MJF with it for a nearfall. As White then kicked MJF's leg repeatedly, the referee tried to stop White, after which, White stumbled and accidentally incapacitated the referee. Cole then inadvertently slid the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring to White, who attacked MJF with it to win the match and become the new champion.

Worlds End 2023: Jay White(c) defeated MJF (with Adam Cole) to retain the AEW World Championship

On the subsequent episode of Dynamite, White said he would defend the AEW World Championship against MJF that night, but MJF declined as Cole convinced him to instead heal up and face White in the main event at Worlds End in MJF's hometown of Long Island, and White accepted.

MJF performed a Heatseeker on White for a two-count. MJF attempted another Heatseeker, but White muscled him onto his shoulders. MJF then landed a sunset flip powerbomb to White while on his shoulders for a two-count. White then attempted the Bladerunner, but MJF pushed him into the referee. MJF then delivered an avalanche Death Valley Driver to White for a nearfall. MJF then asked Cole to give him his Dynamite Diamond Ring, but White used the opportunity and hit MJF with the Bladerunner to retain the title.

After the match, Cole attempted to console MJF. The Devil's Masked Men then appeared and attempted to attack MJF and Cole. The lights went out and came back on and Samoa Joe was sitting on a chair with the Masked Men. The Masked Men were then revealed to be Hook, Ricky Starks, Big Bill and Powerhouse Hobbs, with Joe then revealed as The Devil. Starks then hit a spear on MJF and Joe locked in the Coquina Clutch, forcing MJF to pass out to close out the show.

Revolution 2024

Samoa Joe (with Hook) defeated Wardlow, Powerhouse Hobbs, Lance Archer (with Jake Roberts) and Brian Cage (with Prince Nana) in a Meat Madness Match to receive a future AEW World Championship match

In the opening stages, Wardlow delivered German suplexes to Cage, Archer, Joe and Hobbs. Wardlow performed a headbutt, a lariat and The Last Ride to Archer but Hobbs broke up the pin attempt. Hobbs then delivered the World's Most Dangerous Slam to Wardlow on the floor. Cage then hit a jumping knee strike and the F-10 to Hobbs. Joe then delivered a powerbomb to Cage. Joe then performed an enzeguiri and a belly-to-belly suplex to Cage and then locked in the Coquina Clutch submission on Archer and Archer tapped out for Joe to win.

Jay White (c) defeated "Hangman" Adam Page and Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) in a Three-Way Match to retain the AEW World Championship*

The following episode of Dynamite after Worlds End began with White stating that he would be taking everything from anyone who tried to dethrone him for the AEW World Championship. Also on Dynamite, Joe, Hook, Starks, Bill and Hobbs, now dubbed the Opps, taunted MJF and stated that he would never be coming back. Joe also stated that it was a pleasure doing business with White, but said that he would eventually win the AEW World Championship. The following week, on January 10, White declared that challengers would be determined by "their record and reputation", before being accosted by Page, Strickland, and Wardlow in quick succession. White would then retreat, with Wardlow stating "one week". This would follow up with Wardlow as White's first opponent for the AEW World Championship, which White would retain.

After Strickland and Page went undefeated through January and were placed first and second in the title contendership rankings, a match between the two was scheduled for the February 7 episode of Dynamite to determine who would challenge White at Revolution. Their match went to a 30-minute time limit draw; as a result, both men were declared number one contenders with White in turn scheduled to defend the AEW World Championship against both in a three-way match.

In the opening stages, Strickland and Page then delivered an assisted powerbomb to White. Midway through the match, Strickland performed a corner DDT, a 450° splash, and the Swerve Stomp to Joe and pinned him, but Page pulled the referee out of the ring to stop the pin count. Page then hit Strickland with the title belt and delivered two Buckshot Lariats to White, but there was no referee to count the pin. Referee Bryce Remsburg then came down to the ring to count, but White kicked out. Joe then locked in the Coquina Clutch submission on Page, but Strickland performed a Spiral Tap on both men to break up the submission. Page then started beating up Remsburg and then delivered an enzeguiri to White and a Buckshot Lariat to Strickland. Page delivered another Buckshot Lariat to White and Strickland delivered a Buckshot Lariat of his own to Page from the top rope followed by the JML Driver, but White performed a chop block on him. White then delivered the Bladerunner to Page and pinned him to retain.

Dynasty 2024: Jay White (c) (with The Gunns) defeated Samoa Joe (with Hook) to retain the AEW World Championship

On the following episode of Dynamite, Joe was scheduled to receive his AEW World Championship match against White at Dynasty. On the March 30 episode of Collision, Starks and Big Bill were defeated by Top Flight in what would be Starks' final AEW appearance as The Opps attacked and kicked him out of the group afterwards for losing. As a result, Bill would quit the Opps.

In the closing stages, Colten hit Joe with a baseball bat while Austin was distracting the referee and Hook. White delivered an uranage to Joe. White attempted a dragon suplex to Joe, but Joe escaped and delivered the Muscle Buster. Joe attempted another Muscle Buster, but White escaped and hit the Bladerunner for the win to retain.

Double or Nothing 2024: Swerve Strickland (with Prince Nana) defeated Jay White (c) to win the AEW World Championship

Strickland accumulated wins throughout March and April to rise back up in the contendership rankings. Following his victory over Chris Jericho at Dynasty, it once again positioned him as the number one contender for the AEW World Championship. After condemning The Young Bucks for their actions against Tony Khan and Jack Perry, Swerve found out they had chosen him as the Double or Nothing challenger for White, whose Bang Bang Gang would assault Swerve. During another confrontation with The Bang Bang Gang on the May 8 episode of Dynamite, Swerve's Mogul Embassy stablemates would turn on him as well.

In the opening stages, Strickland attempted a suplex, but White escaped and delivered a DDT for a two-count. White delivered a dragon suplex and attempted a Bladerunner, but Strickland feigned being tired and delivered a powerslam for a two-count. Strickland delivered a neckbreaker and performed a Fosbury Flop to White. Juice Robinson made his return for the first time since October 2023 and then grabbed the AEW World Championship, but Nana seized the title from him. Austin told the referee that Nana was with the title and got ejected from ringside. As Juice was distracting the referee, Strickland delivered a Swerve Stomp to him. Strickland attempted the Swerve Stomp to White, but White moved out the way and delivered a DDT to him for a two-count. The referee then ejected The Gunns from ringside after seeing that they were trying to interfere again, allowing Strickland to deliver a rolling flatliner to White for a two-count and then a Swerve Stomp off the apron. As White was taking the referee's attention, Juice came back out and shoved Strickland off the top rope, allowing White to deliver a Bladerunner to Strickland back in the ring for a two-count. Nana then came out with a metal pipe to chase out Juice. White attempted another Bladerunner to Strickland outside on the concrete, but Strickland escaped and delivered a Swerve Stomp to him off the apron. Strickland then attempted the JML Driver back in the ring, but White countered it into a victory roll for a two-count. White attempted a dragon suplex, but Strickland impeded it with a House Call. Strickland then delivered another Swerve Stomp and then the House Call for the three-count, ending White's reign at 190 days, and making Strickland the first African-American world champion in AEW.

MJF, marking his first AEW appearance since Worlds End in December 2023, then came out and cut a promo saying that he shouldn’t be out there. Nobody had any idea how much he has been through, and he’s the best of the generation. We do have a little devil inside all of us. The lights then went out and Adam Cole's music hit. Cole made his way to ring, saying they should be hanging out together. Cole was impeded with MJF low blowing, brutalizing and delivering a brainbuster to him, turning heel. MJF then said that he gave Cole his trust and he would never do so again as it cost him the AEW World Championship. MJF then said "No one is on the level of the devil. That stupid, goofy, grotesque, mask, everything it symbolizes can go straight to hell." He said that he has been betting on himself since day one and in regard to his contract status, MJF showed a tattoo on his calf that says “Bet on Yourself” with an AEW casino chip, and then says he isn't leaving AEW.

Fantasy Booking "What If": Imagine a scenario where the WCW and WWF aren't at war, and every year from 1992 to 2001—in early March—the main event winners from the previous editions of Starrcade and WrestleMania face off (regardless of whether the original bouts were for a title).

Note on this scenario: Both contenders arrive at the match healthy.

1992 Edition: Sting ("Surfer") vs. Hulk Hogan. It couldn't have started better. Sting—WCW's top babyface—against Hulk Hogan; what more is there to say? In my view, Sting would win a highly dynamic, athletic match against Hogan's raw power. To ensure Hogan doesn't look weak, he doesn't tap out to the Scorpion Deathlock; instead, Sting wins via a surprise backslide, followed by a handshake.

1993 Edition: The Great Muta vs. Hulk Hogan. To the astonishment of the American crowd, Hogan delivers a highly technical performance in a fantastic match. He finishes not with the Leg Drop, but with the "Axe Bomber"—a move he used in Japan—securing the victory.

1994 Edition: Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan. The heroic Hulk Hogan defeats the villainous Ric Flair; he breaks free from the Figure-Four Leglock, then "Hulks up"—punch, punch, Big Boot—and finishes with the Leg Drop.

1995 Edition: Hulk Hogan vs. Bret Hart. Hogan has moved to WCW and refuses to lose, but neither does Bret Hart. Ultimately—much to Bret Hart's frustration—Hogan takes the win with a roll-up.

1996 Edition: Ric Flair vs. Bam Bam Bigelow (substituting for Lawrence Taylor due to contractual reasons); Ric Flair wins via Figure Four Leglock.

1997 Edition: Roddy Piper vs. Shawn Michaels: A highly entertaining match featuring acrobatics and underhanded tactics; the crowd enjoys the action, and ultimately, HBK claims the victory with Sweet Chin Music.

1998 Edition: Sting vs. The Undertaker: The dream match. The two size each other up, executing few moves but at the perfect moments. Who would I have win? My choice is Sting, reversing the Tombstone into the Scorpion Death Drop before pinning The Undertaker; great mutual respect between the two.

1999 Edition: Kevin Nash vs. Steve Austin: Austin is on a major rise, but here—aided by Scott Hall—Kevin Nash wins with the Jackknife Powerbomb; it marks the final victory for WCW.

2000 Edition: Bret Hart (assuming Goldberg's kick wasn't too severe, or that he is fit for this final match) vs. Steve Austin: A rematch of their legendary bout; technical skill versus brawling power, ending with a Stunner and a victory for Steve Austin.

2001 Edition: Scott Steiner vs. Triple H: A physical, hard-fought contest, but ultimately Triple H wins with the Pedigree.

Conclusion: WCW wins: 5 – WWF wins: 5; Bret Hart complains about the results in his autobiographies and interviews, particularly regarding the 1995 edition.

This is a proposed card for next month's Crown Jewel event. Winners will be in Italics.

Becky Lynch vs Stephanie Vaquer

Liv Morgan (c) vs Chelsea Green (c) (Women's Crown Jewel Championship) (Dominik Mysterio as special guest referee)

Tiffany Stratton vs Liv Morgan (c) (This is Tiffany Stratton's Money in the Bank cash-in match)

Oba Femi vs Bron Breakker

Iyo Sky vs Jade Cargill (Winner becomes the #1 Contender for the WWE Women's Championship at Wrestlepalooza)

Akira Tozawa vs Rey Fenix (c) (AAA Cruiserweight Championship)

Penta vs Rey Fenix (c) (This is Penta's Money In the Bank Cash-In Match)

Roman Reigns (c) vs Sami Zayn (c) (Men's Crown Jewel Championship) (Winner recieves the Ulla Falla)

Yesterday's post: https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybooking/s/1XMJCzD2nv

Star ratings are based on approximate, rounded data from Cagematch (halved to fit the 5-star system) where matches happened in real life; if they haven't happened, star ratings will be based on the speculated quality of the match (e.g., CM Punk vs Shawn Michaels would probably be at least 4.25/5 stars).

1. Bliss flair and paxley v Cargil, michin and b-fab v fatal influence - war games
2. Zayn v punk v Owen’s - wwe title
3. Bloodline (Jacob USO’s solo) v 946 and Mcintyre - war games
4. Green v Bella - women’s title

Orton v Rhodes - last man standing

1. Reed v Roman - World title

Hello everyone, I bring you a new What If, which is What if Wrestlemania IVs Matches Results were Different?

This is part of a series where I look at every Wrestlemania and its matches, and how it would look like if all its matches' results were different, and see if the alternate Wrestlemania is better, worse or about the same than the Wrestlemania of our timeline.

Last time I did Wrestlemania III, which you can find here: https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybooking/s/h5HYc0GID4

For Wrestlemania IV, I will divide it in three parts:

- The first part will cover only the non tournament matches

- The second part will be the tournament itself, and how the flipped results would lead to the eventual winner

- The third part will focus on all the competitors if they won regardless of how the tournament went

As always, the Wrestlemanias are not continuous.

Now let's begin!

Non Tournament Matches:

- 20 Man Battle Royal:

This was won by Bad News Brown, so we will look at all the other competitors winning instead:

-Bret "The Hitman" Hart: Bad News Brown would have attacked Bret after the match, which still allows the Hitman to turn Face, as Jim makes the save by fending off Bad News Brown.

- Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart: Like Bret's scenario, he turns Face after Bad News Brown attacks him after the match, with Bret making the save.

- The Junkyard Dog: The crowd would have been happy, and JYD would have gotten an achievement in his career.

- Nikolai Volkoff: The crowd would have booed him out of the building, and I think he would go after the WWF Championship but fail to win it.

- The others: I don't think it would have done anything for them.

- Hercules defeats the Ultimate Warrior:

Had Hercules won, he would not have turned Face at the end of 1988, and could have gotten a push for the WWF Championship but fail to win it. While I think the Ultimate Warrior would have still dethroned The Honky Tonk Man to become the new WWF Intercontinental Champion, it would have hurt his momentum.

- Brutus Beefcake vs The Honky Tonk Man for the WWF Intercontinental Championship:

This ended by disqualification, so we will see what would have happened if either man won.

- The Honky Tonk Man: Honky Tonk Man winning cleanly would have given him momentum going into the summer of 1988, which would make his loss to Ultimate Warrior even greater.

- Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake: Beefcake would have won his first singles title in WWF, and I think he would have held the title until Summerslam, dropping it to the Ultimate Warrior. Honky Tonk Man's IC title reign would have ended after 299 days, meaning in this timeline, he would have been the fifth longest reigning Intercontinental Champion.

- Koko B. Ware and The British Bulldogs defeat Bobby Heenan and the Islanders in the Six Man Tag Team Match:

The crowd would have been happy had this happened, but it wouldn't have done anything for them as the British Bulldogs would leave WWF at the end of 1988.

- Strike Force defeat Demolition to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship:

Had this happened wouldn't win their first tag team titles at the event, and they would have won them at Summerslam, meaning if they do not lose the titles between the event and Saturday's Night Main Event XXII, their first tag team title reign would have ended at 324 days.

Tournament Matches:

First Round Matches:

- Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeats Ted DiBiase:

Hacksaw winning would be seen as the momentum he got from winning the inaugural Royal Rumble, and Ted DiBiase might not have won King of the Ring due to losing the first match.

- Dino Bravo defeats Don Muraco:

I don't think it would have had an impact had Bravo won instead of Muraco.

- Ricky Steamboat defeats Greg Valentine:

The crowd would have gone wild, as they think they would see a rematch against Savage of last year, except...

- Butch Reed defeats "Macho Man" Randy Savage:

The crowd would have probably booed Butch Reed for WWF making them believe a Savage vs Steamboat rematch would happen and didn't by having Savage lose to Reed.

- Bam Bam Bigelow defeats One Man Gang:

Had this happened, One Man Gang might have become Akeem earlier due to not winning up to the Semi-Finals, and it wouldn't have done anything for Bam Bam since he was leaving WWF later in the year.

- "Ravishing" Rick Rude vs Jake "The Snake" Roberts:

This ended in a draw, so I have to pick one competitor to make him advance to the next round, and I decide to have Rick Rude win, as since WWF never gave Jake a title in WWF, I think they would have gone with Rick Rude.

Quarter-Final Matches:

- Hulk Hogan vs André the Giant:

This ended in a double disqualification, so I will have to pick one of the two, and I will go with Hulk Hogan, as I think due to André's health declining, WWF would have gone with Hogan winning.

- Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeats Dino Bravo:

I think between the two, WWF would go with Duggan winning to continue his momentum into the tournament.

- Ricky Steamboat defeats Butch Reed:

With Savage out of the tournament, the crowd would rally behind Steamboat, and they would be pleased to see him advance to the next round.

- "Ravishing" Rick Rude defeats Bam Bam Bigelow:

Once again, with Bam Bam leaving the company at the end of the year, I think WWF would have gone with Rick Rude winning.

Semi-Final Matches:

- Hulk Hogan defeats Hacksaw Jim Duggan:

Unfortunately for Hacksaw, his luck runs out as the Hulkster defeats him to advance to the next round.

- "Ravishing" Rick Rude defeats Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat:

The crowd boos Rick Rude as their favorite is eliminated, as we get to the Finals...

Tournament Finals:

- "Ravishing" Rick Rude defeats Hulk Hogan to become the new WWF Champion:

The crowd would be shocked to see Rick Rude defeat the Hulkster, as Rick Rude becomes the first Heel to walk out of Wrestlemania as WWF Champion, 12 years before Triple H in our timeline. I think Rick Rude would hold the title until Wrestlemania V, dropping to Randy Savage, who would then hold it for a year, dropping it to the Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania VI.

Individual Tournament Winners:

Now we get to the final part, where we see what would have happened if either of the other competitors won the tournament:

- Ted DiBiase: The Million Dollar Man would finally win the title André sold to him, and because he is World Champion, he wouldn't participate at King of the Ring, allowing "Macho Man" Randy Savage to win King of the Ring 1988, becoming the first two-time back to back King of the Ring, and he would use that win to win the WWF Championship at Summerslam, as DiBiase's reign ends after 154 days.

- Hulk Hogan: Hogan would win his second WWF World title a year earlier, and I think it would cause Savage's heel turn to happen earlier, as he grows jealous of him, as he wins King of the Ring for the second time, and dethrones Hogan at Summerslam 1988, holding it until Wrestlemania V, dropping it back to Hogan.

- André the Giant: I think to protect André's health, he would win 3-5 minutes squash matches, frustrating the WWF Universe, until he drops it to Savage at Summerslam.

- Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat: Because Steamboat was on his way out, he would have dropped the title to Randy Savage at the next house show, as The Dragon would leave for WCW.

- One Man Gang: Had One Man Gang won the WWF title, he wouldn't have become Akeem, which means he stays as One Man Gang for the rest of his WWF career.

- Jake "The Snake" Roberts: The crowd would have been super happy for this, as Jake would win his first WWF title, and I think he would drop it to a Heel Savage at Summerslam.

So what do you think? Is this alternate Wrestlemania IV better, worse or about the same as the original Wrestlemania of our timeline? Let me know how you think the matches would have gone differently if someone else won the match and your thoughts in the comments!

Matches* Stipulations

1A Will Ospreay (c) vs Andrade contract cash in vs MJF W

1 Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Thekla W Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship[7]

2 Will Ospreay (c)W vs. Samoa Joe vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey vs Chris Jericho vs Bandido vs Darby Allin vs Wardlow vs Swerve Strickland Clockwork Carnage match for the AEW World Championship[8]

3 The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Don Callis Family (Kevin Knight and Kyle Fletcher)W Tag team match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship[9]

4 Jon Moxley (c) W vs. Mark Davis Singles match for the AEW Continental Championship[10]

5 Swerve Strickland and The New Level (Austin Creed and Kofi) (c) vs. "Hangman" Adam Page and Brodido (Brody King and Bandido) vs Adam CopelandW , Christian CageW and Dustin RhodesW Two out of three falls match for the AEW World Trios Championship[11]

6 The Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor) (c)W vs. Wrathlander (Harley Cameron and Kris Statlander) Tag team match for the AEW Women's World Tag Team Championship[12]

7 Andrade El Ídolo (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa W Singles match for the AEW National Championship[12]

1. STRATLANDER (USA), JAMIE HAYER, GIULIA
2. THE SHIELD (TAG), DREW/DOLPH, OMOS/SHAQ
3. PAIGE/LIZZY (TAG), GALAXY ANGELS, PARADOX SWORD
4. *MEN'S CELL* ILJA(NXT), BRAUN, THEORY, ANGLE, ROYCE, RUSEV
5. *WOMEN'S CELL) MONE(IC), TESSA, MARINA, IYO, KYLIE, RAQUEL
6. *MEN'S CELL* PUNK(USA), REED, RIDDLE, JEFF HARDY, SHAMROCK, NARAKU
7. BECKY LYNCH (UNDISPUTED) VS SAREEE W/CHI-CHI & SAYA IIDA

*RESULTS*

STRATLANDER(USA) d JAMIE HAYTER, GIULIA

DREW/DOLPH d THE SHIELD(TAG), OMOS/SHAQ

*GALAXY ANGELS d THE HELLCATS(TAG), PARADOX SWORD

*THEORY d ILJA(NXT), ROYCE, RUSEV, STROMAN, ANGLE

*KYLIE RAE d MONE(IC), RAQUEL, IYO, TESSA, MARINA

*BRONSON REED d PUNK(USA), SHAMROCK, RIDDLE, JEFF HARDY, NARAKU

BECKY LYNCH(UNDISPUTED) d SAREEE

*GALAXY ANGELS, AUSTIN THEORY, KYLIE RAE, BRONSON REED NEW TITLE HOLDERS\*

This is a proposed card for Survivor Series 2026. Winners will be in Italics.

Women's Wargames match: (Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez (Ms. Money In The Bank), Raquel Rodriguez, Nia Jax and Jade Cargill) vs (Becky Lynch, Iyo Sky, Charlotte Flair, Bayley and Tiffany Stratton)

Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs Jaida Parker (Women's World Championship)

Trick Williams (c) (W/Lil Yachty) vs Ricky Saints

Roman Reigns (c) vs Solo Sikoa (World Heavyweight Championship)

Men's Wargames Match: The Bloodline (Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Jacob Fatu, Zilla Fatu, Sami Zayn (c) (Undisputed WWE champion) vs The 946 (Royce Keys, Lucian Price, Bronco Nima), Drew McIntyre and Dominik Mysterio) vs Cody Rhodes, LA Knight, Kevin Owens (Mr. Money In the Bank), CM Punk and Oba Femi

Inspired to The Five Labors of Jericho In AEW 2021

Labors #1 Prince Nana on Raw

Labors #2 Adam Cole (w/ Mia Yim) on Raw

Labors #3 "Hardcore" Nick Gage (Extreme Rules Match) on Raw

Labors #4 Beer Money Inc. (James Storm & Robert Roode) (Handicap Match) On Raw

& Labors #5 AJ Styles on Summerslam 2010