Cro Cop Rules

<p>Annoyed with myself for missing the predictions, but the show turned out to be great! Another solid building block for Bret's new WCW, just wanted to leave a few comments. </p><p> </p><p> I like that Scott Steiner was kept strong, as WCW was pushing him as the top guy near the end. I am hoping for him to say more ridiculously outrageous things, such as the classic "Do you want to be mesmermized by the physical phenomenon?" </p><p> </p><p> The Punk push is very nice as well, it's cool to see him getting good grades this early in his career. The new guard is slowly building momentum, with AJ about to join up with Stacy Keibler, Corino cutting some awesome promos, Booker, Storm and Rey at the top of the card, and even Chris Candido getting some promo time. </p><p> </p><p> Another small adjustment I enjoy is Bobby Heenan playing the Gene Okerlund role. Considering in real life, Heenan was more than fed up with the WCW environment (and working with Schiavone), it makes sense that changing up his duties could possibly re-energize him. He would also be a natural at the position with his quick wit. </p><p> </p><p> The James Hill Easter Egg was something that I very much enjoyed. I'm wondering if this was just a small reference to your previous dynasty, or are you going to use The Golden Age as part of this diary's history? </p><p> </p><p> Also, one other quick question: Do you have a figurehead, or are you still trying to find someone that fits the build? </p><p> </p><p> Keep up the good work! I'll definitely be posting for the next prediction contest.</p>

<p>I absolutely love this idea for a diary! Considering that Bret Hart is one of my personal all-time favorites, and taking into account his opinionated stances on today's wrestling, I've often wondered how a promotion run by Bret would look. (He did have the book for Stampede during parts of the late 70s/early 80s, but wrestling has changed so much since then.) </p><p> </p><p> You bring in extremely high standards as a result of your ROH thread and the Golden Age, and I am sure you will meet them. Very excited to be following! </p><p> </p><p> Fan Scorecard:</p><p> </p><p> United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals: Rey Misterio Jr. vs. <strong>Lance Storm</strong></p><p> <em>It could go either way, but most of your champions are face, so a heel winning would change things up.</em></p><p> </p><p> World Tag Team Championship: Totally Buffed vs. <strong>Natural Born Thrillers {©}</strong></p><p> <em>No doubt here, Lex and Buff aren't good enough in the ring, and NBT have potential.</em></p><p> </p><p> Cruiserweight Championship: <strong>Chavo Guerrero Jr.</strong> vs. Shane Helms {©}</p><p> <em>This is a toss-up.</em></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Sting</strong> vs. Ric Flair</p><p> <em>I was considering going with Flair, but since he is on terminal time decline, and considering the real life beef between Bret and Ric, I have to go with the Stinger here.</em></p><p> </p><p> Diamond Dallas Page vs. <strong>Kanyon</strong></p><p> <em>Another toss-up, but poor Kanyon was underrated his entire career.</em></p><p> </p><p> Dustin Rhodes vs. <strong>Shane Douglas</strong></p><p> <em>Franchise evens the score.</em></p><p> </p><p> Hugh Morrus and Konnan vs. <strong>The Steiner Brothers</strong></p><p> <em>KEEP BIG POPPA PUMP STRONG</em></p><p> </p><p> Alex Wright vs. <strong>Fit Finlay</strong></p><p> <em>Finlay seems to have gotten good match ratings so far.</em></p><p> </p><p> What will be match of the night?</p><p> <em>Would have picked Sting vs. Flair, but due to time decline on Flair's part, I will say Storm vs. Rey will edge them out.</em></p><p> </p><p> There will be two new signings making their first appearances on this show. Name them. (1 point each)</p><p> <em><strong>Steve Corino</strong></em><em> can come in as a good mid card heel, and </em><em><strong>Rob Van Dam</strong></em><em> would be a heck of a debut as well.</em></p>

First off, your game is extremely entertaining to read about. The way you've hung with the loss of big stars and managed to create new ones is perfect for the WWF in this era. Since you weren't sure what you wanted to do with Bret/Shawn at King of the Ring, I wanted to run something by you. It depends on whether you are running the whole King of the Ring tourney in one night or just the semifinals and finals on the actual PPV. You could lift the finish from Bret/Davey Boy at Summerslam 92. Have Bret and Shawn wrestle a good 35-40 minutes with a slow build in the main event (I'm guessing they have the stamina and psychology to do so.) Then, you can have Bret reverse Shawn's sunset flip with a flash pin. In real life, Bret said that might have been his favorite finish ever. That way, you can continue the feud if you would like, and Shawn would still look good. I don't believe it dings the match rating either. Just an idea. Either way, I'm sure you'll come up with something great