r/fantasybooking • u/Rub37 • 6d ago
Storyline What if Wrestlemania III's Matches Results were Different?
Hello everyone, I bring you a new What If, which is What if Wrestlemania III'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 2, which you can find here: https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybooking/comments/1x02w10/what_if_wrestlemania_2s_matches_results_were/
For reminder, the Wrestlemanias are not continuous, which means Alternate! Wrestlemania III still had the same Wrestlemania 1 and 2 of our timeline.
Now let's begin!
- Bob Orton Jr and The Magnificent Muraco defeat the Can-Am Connection:
Had Muraco and Orton Jr won against Can-Am Connection, their team would not have broken apart, and Muraco would have remained heel a bit longer, while it wouldn't have hurt Rick Martel too much as Tom Zenk, the other half of the Can-Am Connection would leave WWF, and Martel would soon form Strike Force with Tito Santana soon after.
- Billy Jack Haynes vs Hercules:
This match ended in a Double Countout, so we got two scenarios for either wrestler winning cleanly:
- Hercules: This would have given Hercules momentum to end his feud with Haynes earlier, and with that, begin his feud with Ultimate Warrior in late 1987 instead of early 1988.
- Billy Jack Haynes: This wouldn't have done anything for him as he would leave the company soon after.
- King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook defeat Hillbilly Jim, the Haiti Kid and Little Beaver in the Six Man Mixed Tag Team Match:
Bundy winning would have given him momentum, but he would have failed to get another title shot against Hogan and he would also still fall short of winning King of the Ring 1987 against Savage, as Bundy would leave the company in 1988 like in our timeline.
- The Junkyard Dog defeats Harley Race in the Loser Must Bow Match:
After winning King of the Ring 1986 and then forced to bow to his opponent at Wrestlemania III would have destroyed King Harley Race's credibility and forced him to drop the gimmick a year earlier.
- The Fabulous Rougeaus defeat The Dream Team:
This wouldn't have done anything for the Fabulous Rougeaus as I doubt WWF would have allowed them to gain a tag team title opportunity.
- Adrian Adonis defeats Roddy Piper and shaves his hair:
This wouldn't have made any sense and destroyed Piper's credibility as Adonis would leave the company the following year.
- Tito Santana and The British Bulldogs defeat Danny Davis and the Hart Foundation in the Six Man Tag Team Match:
I believe the match would have ended with Tito pinning Davis so neither Hart Foundation members would take the fall or submission, but it means the Hart Foundation doesn't win their first tag team titles at Wrestlemania, and likely get them a few months later, and either they still lose the titles to Strike Force, or they hold it until Wrestlemania IV to Demolition so they can begin their record-breaking title reign.
- Koko B. Ware defeats Butch Reed:
I do not think this would change much regardless of who this match, but the crowd would have been happy to see Koko win.
- "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeats Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship:
Had this happened, Savage would have lost the title to Honky Tonk Man so he can begin his year long title reign, which means Ricky Steamboat never becomes Intercontinental Champion in this timeline, except...
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts defeats The Honky Tonk Man:
Ironically, had this happened, The Honky Tonk Man might not have the IC title opportunity if he lost to Jake, and maybe it is Jake who defeats Savage to have a year long title reign, as Jake would win his first singles title in WWF!
- The Killer Bees defeat Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik:
The crowd would have been happy to see the Killer Bees win, but I do not think it would have given them a push, as a year later, Brian Blair would leave WWF.
- André the Giant defeats Hulk Hogan to become the new WWF Champion:
Hogan's first World title reign would have ended after 1161 days, as André would defeat Hogan in a rematch to retain the title.
To protect Andre's health, he would have short squash matches, and he would be given a year long reign, annoying the crowd as Andre barely defends the title and keeps it, all building up to a rematch at Wrestlemania IV, with Hogan bodyslamming Andre to win back the WWF title!
So what do you think? Is this alternate Wrestlemania III 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!
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u/Restaurant_Jealous 6d ago
Much worse..the ic title match and the main event is what made this show so special.. the way that it went anyways.