2008? I'm confused (easily enough when you have a small brain like mine). I was thinking of when he did it in 1994, beating Razor for the I-C Title, then, with Shawn, beating the Headshrinkers for the tag team titles - before taking the world title from Backlund.

2008-2010 is a bit of a blur to me, to be honest. I know Nash returned (didn't he return at a later Rumble?). What happened?

No problem, my friend. I was just making sure my dates were right. It's an impressive achievement for Mr Nash. He was really on a roll in 1994. I loved how he eliminated so many at the Royal Rumble that year.

After four Intercontinental Championship reigns, I would have liked to have seen Razor Ramon "graduate" to winning the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.

On an alternate Earth, I imagine a 1996 where Razor Ramon won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship - and defended it into 1997.

1996/1997 was an odd year in many respects. Well, maybe "odd" is the wrong word, but I'm thinking of the road not travelled. In mid-96, the Ultimate Warrior returned. During mid-96, Hall and Nash were in the WWF. Jake Roberts had returned earlier that year. Vader dominated at the 1996 Royal Rumble.

At that time, I envisioned the Ultimate Warrior going on to do great things. I envisioned Hall and Nash continuing to have feuds with top stars. I envisioned the same with Jake. And I envisioned the same for Vader, maybe even a world title reign.

But by the time 1996 ended, Warrior was long gone. Hall and Nash were in WCW. Jake's tenure had diminished. And Vader had been "neutered" in many respects, losing much momentum.

My point? The wrestling business can change so quickly.

You could apply it to any passage of time. I mean, Macho Man 'retires' at WM VII. A year later, he wins his second world title at WM VIII. At WM VII, Jake Roberts was more popular than ever, beating Rick Martel. A year later, he wrestled his last match (for a while) at WM VIII, being one of the most demonic heels of the time. Times can certainly change.

"The road not travelled..." is an interesting discussion pertaining to many aspects of wrestling. Things could have been quite different if certain things had occurred, e.g. Bret Hart joining WCW and becoming the third man in the nWo, Ultimate Warrior remaining with the WWF, Ted DiBiase becoming WWF Champion, etc. I did read that there was even discussion of giving El Matador a world title run in 1992!

Ramon never wrestled in the 30-Man Rumble. He appeared at the 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 events, but always on the undercard. I'd have loved to have seen him in the 30-Man Rumble - and then winning it before going on to challenge for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. It'd have given me great joy to do that.

I often go down the "road not travelled..." thought process. I mean, I'm sorry Jake Roberts never got to feud with Ultimate Warrior. As you all know, Roberts betrayed Warrior in late 1991, forming an alliance with Undertaker. At the time, I think Roberts and Warrior would have had an interesting clash of styles. I don't think Roberts had ever quite faced anyone like Warrior, but I don't think Warrior had ever quite faced anyone like Roberts. I always envisioned a final match in their feud where Warrior survives the DDT and finishes off Jake with the Gorilla Press/Splash!

As a Hulkamaniac, the "road not travelled..." comes into play for me a lot. What if the WWF had booked a rematch between Hogan and Warrior? What if Hogan had defended the world title against Bret Hart at SummerSlam 1993? What if Hogan had stayed with the WWF in 1993, would we have seen him feud with the likes of Razor Ramon, Shawn Michaels, Giant Gonzalez, etc?

And what if the Montreal Screwjob had never occurred? Would the maniacal Mr. McMahon character have ever come about? Vince was commentating in 1997 and still playing the mild-mannered role. If the Montreal Screwjob had never occurred, would McMahon have simply remained in the background/commentated or would Mr. McMahon have come about in some form?

My Top 5 Hated Wrestlers


1) Bob Backlund
2) Jeff Jarrett
3) Chris Jericho
4) Brock Lesnar
5) Triple H


They are all one EQUAL terms ...I just can't stand these guys at all.

Bob Backlund to me is one of the most annoying wrestler that I ever seen in my life and I literally hated his promos and way he presents himself and I just find his style not to my liking and all that and I just don't think he is main event material at all.

Jeff Jarrett is a cheater and to me in his days of WCW ... he is one of those wrestler that brings in a guitar in the ring and making himself a fool; and I just can't stand his promos when he says "Double J" and all that. When he married Karen Angle ... so that his wife can call herself Karen Jarrett ... they became the most hated couple in all of professional wrestling.  His promos and the way he presents himself is not to my liking.

Chris Jericho annoys me and his promos are entertaining and that's pretty much it. He is star of AEW Dynamite and I just feel that I just had a hard time enjoying his wrestling ability and he's really a hard man to figure out and I just can't understand a man who is 49 years old and continues wrestling at his high level boggles my mind and just don't care for him whether he is a face or heel.

Brock Lesnar is plain lazy and he goes back in forth between UFC and WWE and I just literally "hate" this guy to end Undertaker streak at Wrestlemania. Ever since he aligned with Paul Heyman ... he just show up the pay per views and stop doing house shows and that bothers me a lot. In my mind ... he is a total jerk.

Triple H is hard to understand and I think that WWE decision on the part that Sting did not win Wrestlemania 31 is probably his EGO and do not want Sting to win it. I'm a huge STING fan and his win over him is purely on his huge EGO and I just hated his Authority Angle with his wife Stephanie and the last few years he literally made WWE unwatchable and I just can't stand the way he does things. I heard rumors that he might be fired next year and look like Stephanie might be only McMahon left to run WWE when Vince step down and I just feel that he is over-exerting himself trying to run things and NXT is not doing so well. I don't watch NXT because its doesn't appeal to me at all.

This is my own personal judgment and I watched professional wrestling for more than 40 years and these five are the worst personalities that I ever seen in my own life.