12 Original WWE Plans For Wrestlers THAT ALMOST HAPPENED!

[@wardengentles53]

Vader wasn't a WWE creation, neither was Glacier

[@futuregohan4837]

Yet Undertaker Was

[@nimblehealer199]

Matty McClendy Vader was a WCW creation

[@rosehearttoxic1691]

And he said Glacier was a Mortal Kombat Character

[@vertigoink]

He was a NJPW creation.

[@anthonycalderon5490]

Matty McClendy 0jko

[@RM-en9gk]

Thank god Undertaker was given tp Mark. He played it perfectly...I dont think nobody would have played it better than Mark

[@fredtoddism1649]

The Barbarian sucked in the AWA and as the Berserker in the AWA

[@randybarnett2308]

Imagine if Sid Vicious was picked to play the Undertaker

[@rileykazama3145]

@@randybarnett2308 or kanako urai

[@daa589]

@@randybarnett2308 I'm gonna bury me! - sid

[@demarkussimon9202]

It was at that moment Mark Callaway's career was saved.

[@johnmillington1545]

Thank God mark was taker he ruled the ring for so long made the character his own infact he became bigger than what the character was supposed to be

[@timmytur0k884]

Calloway

[@darknessgod5328]

Owen definitely had the mic skills and the talent for The Game. HHH did the gimmick to honor Owen cause they were great friends.

[@dayostical]

An idea so ludicrous that even senile Vince walked out of the room? I find that hard to believe lol.

[@justanaverageperson544]

dayostical It makes you wonder if Vince isnt to blame for the terrible state and is surrounded by complete idiots lol

[@LukeMSmith-ou8gh]

Oh, don't kid yourself. He is definitely to blame for WWE's current overall shit product.

[@PeeboTyson]

That he didn't walk out on Mae Young giving birth to a hand among other atrocities says volumes about him.

[@briwanderz]

walk out on the mae young thing?? it was his idea.... for some reason he thought (and maybe still does) it was hilarious.

[@marshallbyrne9426]

I could maybe see Tully Blanchard as the Million Dollar man but Ted D played the gimmick great

[@connorclemmons8698]

A nazi wrestler being awoken from a cryogenic sleep by a Jewish man... that’s some ludicrous comic book logic right there...

[@Pt-fw3ij]

Glad HHH was the game. If he wasn’t, we wouldn’t have “Stephanie McMahon, the box that the Game came in.”

[@RickinBaltimore]

Ok Heidenreich as a Nazi, Kenzo Suzuki as Hirohito, why not Santino Morella as Mussolini and create the stable the Axis Powers?

[@Loader2K1]

All of which whom would have probably been defeated by John Cena (representing America, fuck yeah!) and with some possible help by William Regal (representing England).

[@michaelrickard5343]

You guys could write for WWE!

[@ishanjaiswal8132]

Hahahahaha

[@ChargerBullet]

Vito would have been a better choice to play Mussolini.

[@hubertgreen]

yeah lol, get booted from germany, italy and japan market. But sounded pretty awful gimmicks.

[@alfieford95]

Owen would have absolutely killed with The game gimmick. One of the best technicians ever, such a shame

[@conradojavier7547]

Owen's The Game Gimmick would been a Good Fued with Kurt Angle or Chris Benoit.

[@JennaLeigh]

Edge could have slayed the Val Venis gimmick, but I'm still happier that he was the Rated R suuuOooooooooperstar. And Tully Blanchard would have been an excellent Million Dollar Man. Ted DiBiase was perfect in it though.

[@MrTimebomb360]

Jenna Leigh's Beauty Slam I think so too

[@randybarnett2308]

How would you feel about Sid Vicious as the HULKSTER?💪😎

[@robintst]

I guess hindsight is 20-20 for a lot of these. The Undertaker is probably the best example of the man making the character, not the other way around. It's clear now had anyone else portrayed that original incarnation of The Undertaker except Mark Calloway, it wouldn't have lasted more than a month. When you hear people in the business that have known him talk about him as a person, you can just tell it was meant to be.

[@darrylbernard8885]

Two things made it work,Calloway's attention to detail and his rarely ever going out of character. He took the Undertaker character seriously and fortunately so did McMahon. If someone else had played the character they may have turned it into a cartoon character.

[@teebone2334]

Blanchard would've been a great Million Dollar Man...

[@CatsClaw44]

The Vader thing worked out perfectly for both. Warrior became the Ultimate Warrior and won a world title and made millions of dollars and became a legend and Vader ran with the gimmick became a legend as well and won world titles and made millions of dollars.

[@kca49]

The Big Van Vader gimmick wasn't a WWE creation. He was Van Vader way before he worked for McMahon. Right?

[@djay6651]

Vader was in WCW before WWF.

[@laserleftfootttt7683]

2:53 "I didn't know there was a royal family in japan, and apparently they watch wrestling" …..hilarious!!!

[@DemonDriver31]

Now imagine Kane as Xpac.

[@TheJman2600]

I had heard that Adam Copeland and Sean Morley were originally going to be The New Midnight Express in the late '90's. Probably saved their careers by not getting that.

[@FRASIER201]

Terry Taylor could have been Mr Perfect... 😂😂😂

[@tpunk66]

Chris Benoit was also considered for the Ringmaster character, and was even brought in for a tryout at a TV taping, but signed with WCW instead

[@ukwolfman6938]

Rick Harris, who wrestled in JCP and the WWF as Black Bart, was supposedly the original choice to be the Undertaker before Mark Calloway. He had the size for the role, but was already 42 in 1990, so it’s unlikely he would have made anything like the impact Calloway made.

[@darrylbernard8885]

UK Wolfman that and he turned it down as career suicide. He didn't want to play a character who was that dark and that ominous. No one but Vince thought a character like that could be successful. Heels were basically cartoon characters until the Undertaker came along.

[@benblackburn702]

There was more to the Million Dollar Man gimmick than just being a heel. There was the evil laugh, the arrogant strut, the promos being an ass to people and bribing them with money. I dont think Tully wouldve been anywhere near the work Ted did in terms of the character.

[@bighandsomehoosier]

Ben Blackburn also his name was Tully. He'd be more like the Wealthy Junkyard Owner, and he wouldn't have had Virgil, he'd have had Junkyard Dog.

[@Judahseed]

Ben Blackburn I agree, only Dibiase had the laugh, voice, and arrogant personality to go with that character.

[@tydyman2003]

Ben Blackburn I'm actually surprised Debiase's laugh isn't for a video game villain it needs to be recorded and perserved until the end of time

[@vinitkshirsagar6402]

Ted dibiase played the role to perfection.

[@Lindforce1]

it wouldn't be possible for anyone else to be portrayed as the undertaker other than mark he's worked that character to it's fullest potential, and for that i will Always respect him more than any other wrestler and he will forever remain my favorite wrestler of all time. Hats off to you mark you're Amazing!

[@MrTimebomb360]

Excalty right always

[@randybarnett2308]

Mine too no one else is like The Undertaker!👍💪🤠

[@fusionkamehameha]

Owen Hart!? I swear he would have been better as "The Game" as Triple H is today, if he not died. I can really imagine him to come in the ring with Motörhead entrance

[@PearlJamaholic]

Owen was a far better entertainer too. Enough has been said about how HHH does everything he can to make sure he isn't overshadowed cause he just isn't that good. So, yeah Owen would have made the Game iconic, no question.

[@KegOfMeat]

PearlJamaholic yeah no. Triple H is and was better then Owen

[@bighandsomehoosier]

Haha, he would come out in a maple leaf afghan, and his music would have been Bieber. He's a fucking Canadian. Ooooh, look out for big toughie

[@atd2480]

King of hearts - Owen heart

[@andrewojanen9167]

Motorhead only made the music for Trips because Lemmy and him were buds, had Owen taken the gimmick he probably would have used the Chris Warren version

[@louisvalsin9162]

Tully Blanchard as "The Million Dollar Man" would have been trenendous.

[@wwemonkey619]

Louis Valsin you mean Tremendous or horrendous?

[@louisvalsin9162]

wwemonkey619 "tremendous", it was a typo. Didn't notice it until I saw your reply. Sorry about that.

[@_Paul_N]

I wish RVD took the Glacier role. That would’ve been sick!!!

[@gregengel5191]

They forgot that Terry Taylor was almost given the Mr Perfect gimmick

[@wwemonkey619]

Greg Engel no u

[@bigjohn6504]

Greg Engel red rooster way better lol

[@gregengel5191]

wwemonkey619 what?

[@QuentinDude]

Terry Taylor's career is forgettable

[@philwest8543]

only in his wwf stay. Was great everywhere else.

[@collectingmythoughts991]

Man, I just don't want to live in a world where The Undertaker could have ended up being The Berserker and vice versa....

[@andrewojanen9167]

Im some parallel universe somewhere Mark Calaway runs a car dealership and John Nord is 23-2 at Wrestlelamia

[@jetstreamvik9570]

Dan must've been a WW2 buff or something. A frozen Nazi? The grandson of Hirohito? Also Christopher Daniels in The Brood? His Fallen Angel gimmick would've worked great with that

[@dhenderson1810]

Yes, but I glad that Christian was part of it, and got the gig.

[@hermanbooger5431]

I could see Tully Blanchard pulling of the million dollar man gimmick

[@malmstring]

I think Tully would have been great!

[@suplex2000]

The one gimmick that I could have totally seen happen was Blanchard as the Million Dollar Man. Especially because of how he always wore a suit during Four Horsemen Interviews, and just had that expensive look to himself.

[@lossiiburns5227]

Tully would have been great

[@vincentciaramella7045]

I kinda wish there was some test footage or something. I think Blanchard could have done this really well.

[@pika23]

Yeah....it sounds good

[@IanGorton]

How long would the Undertaker character have lasted had it been anybody other than Mark Calloway?

[@warseasonband]

A few months maybe. a year at BEST

[@johnmillington1545]

Probably never got to Yokozuna

[@2Sweeet]

Everyone says it like that, but the true question is, how long would Calaway have lasted in WWE under another gimmick?

[@swee-tings5321]

2Sweet Probably only 3 months

[@MrTimebomb360]

IanGorton probably not that long

[@BradleyVolk3]

Here's a couple you forgot... Before he was Big Daddy V, King Mabel was originally considered to be brought back as Finlays leprechaun sidekick, Hornswoggle. Also KoKo B Ware was the original Andre the Giant. He nailed the part but he couldn't get his teeth to grow tiny and green enough so the role was given to Andre the Giant. And don't forget the all 17 Ultimate Warriors that were played briefly after Warrior was fired and they had to get Kerry Von Erich, Tom Mcgee, Did Flair, Kevin Sullivan, Doink the clown, Junkyard dog, Earthquake, Rey Mysterio jr, Braden Walker Texas ranger, Playboy Buddy Rose, and Spike Dudley to portray Ultimate Warrior throughout the 90s.

[@SamMansellTraining]

Joe you are a BILLION times better than the usual wrestlelamia narrator. Your tone of voice, emphasizing and accent are all a huge improvement. You should carry on as it makes the videos more watchable

[@Wreck1990]

good vid dood

[@YokozunaNumber1]

Two not mentioned, but it's hard to imagine that Terry Taylor and Curt Hennig almost received each other's gimmicks in the WWF. Curt went on to become the legendary Mr. perfect, while Terry still gets Red Rooster crows from smart ass fans.

[@YChromosome99]

Owen Hart as The Game.....Wow.

[@crystalevans2123]

I think Tully Blanchard could have played the million dollar man to perfection.

[@foxhound9781]

Hulk Hogan stated that the Undertaker gimmick was made specifically for Mark Calloway.

[@smellygoat]

Many people in the industry have stated this as fact, I've heard that he was brought into the company specifically to go under the name "Kane the Undertaker" but they dropped Kane and eventually turned that into another character, his kayfabe brother.

[@donalddrumpfp.i.g3514]

Nick Hughes -- 😂😂😂😂

[@CaptainTae]

Bruce Prichard also agrees that Kane the Undertaker was created solely for Mark Calloway

[@jamesstrickland835]

Fun fact, Mean Mark Callahan was almost in overalls, I'm glad he chose to go as the Undertaker. He has so much more meaning than anyone could imagine.

[@justin-nf3ep]

The JBL character kinda reminds me of what Tully Blanchard would be like doing the million dollar gimmick

[@stevegallo8483]

Christopher Daniels was also considered to be the person revealed as the higher power in ministry of darkness/corporation storyline, but Vince McMahon didn't think he was big enough for the role. We all know how that worked out with Vince being revealed as the higher power and uttering the now classic line "It was me Austin! It was me all along!"

[@RisingRecluse]

I want to hear more about Dan Madigan lmao. Its comedy gold.

[@nimblehealer199]

Tony Recluse try Wikipedia

[@TayyabKhalil]

Good work. Keep it up!

[@ps1master-class150]

Daniels in the Brood would have been amazing. That's one on the list I actually wished would have happened.

[@Fender178]

I heard about Owen and The Game Gimmick. I remember hearing that Owen was promised a WWF title shot as well as a title reign as well.

[@Fender178]

Nick, This would have been after Montreal and after that PPV where Owen tragically passed away.. The Video mentioned the Blue Blazier gimmick and that PPV where Owen died was the Blue Blazier.

[@topboy3269]

Glad that didn't happen to Taker!

[@supremeasiaticallah2303]

Tully Blanchard would've been perfect as the Million Dollar Man

[@UltimateSenshi]

Rumor has it that the character of Vincent was supposed to be the nWo muscle played by Godfather off the back of his Kama Supreme Fighting Machine gimmick from WWE, However Virgil contacted WCW and offered to do the role for much less money, so Kama stayed with WWE instead and became the Godfather lol

[@michaelrickard5343]

The Hirohito story is hilarious! Love Vince's reaction. Dan Madigan was the new Vince Russo.

[@markpic9]

Russo was the new Madigan.

[@Loader2K1]

I honestly now wonder how Jim Cornette feels about Dan Madigan.

[@michaelrickard5343]

This generation's Vince Russo.

[@PeeboTyson]

Probably didn't last long enough or make enough impact for Cornette to even notice.

[@loner7797]

Michael Rickard 1

[@MrSkeng]

We need another behind the titantron 💪👀

[@georgetaylor2024]

Thank you for sharing brother

[@atd2480]

Kane Vs sid vicious as Vader would have been a good match. Same size and everything

[@johnparks9986]

Tully Blanchard as the "Million Dollar Man" would have worked.

[@rosehearttoxic1691]

Sad to hear that Vader passed away

[@Nobleshield]

You know, Sid could have convincingly pulled off the concept behind Big Van Vader. Looks-wise I mean. Imagine him wearing that mastodon helmet? That's awesome. Also Chris Daniels would have been great in the Brood. Give him some makeup to make him look more grotesque and boom, Nosferatu to keep the Vampire: The Masquerade theme. Which I guess would make Edge the Brujah vampire.

[@83aber1]

I think Dan Madigan wanted to get fired.

[@randybarnett2308]

2:58 McMahon didn't know Japan had a Royal family ? And he calls himself a Genius !!!!!!!

[@chrisdancy1254]

I been waiting for Behind the Titantron and I miss watching it

[@frogwelker3843]

undertaker would have flopped played by John Nord

[@barryfields2964]

I always thought that “The Grave Digger” would have been a great name/character for a wrestler. Maybe Dennis Anderson has some kind of a copy right on it.

[@TheGame2224]

RVD was gonna be a different character.

[@Djarra]

The Undertaker as Gooker thing comes from a shoot that Bruce Pritchard did, the day before Undertaker was due to debut in a match against Bret Hart's team at Survivor Series 1990 Bret's brother Dean died. Bret decided to wrestle but then someone pointed out that having The Undertaker might be insensitive and they thought of using Hector as a masked Luchador to be Brother Love's surprise wrestler. However Bret said he was fine with The Undertaker so the match went ahead as planned. When asked if the switch had happened Caloway would have been in the Egg Pritchard joked "We'd have needed a bigger egg".

[@darrylbernard8885]

Djarra takers debut was in 1991 not 90.

[@Djarra]

Taker's PPV (and TV) debut was 1990 'Survivor Series' as part of Ted DiBiasi's team against The Harts and Rhodes. His solo PPV debut was the following years 'Survivor Series' in between he became a fan favourite at both house shows and on 'Superstars' and other WWF TV shows.

[@santanabangz]

Kassius Ohno in The Shield

[@realrecfake8966]

Imagine if Owen Hart became The Game... Would he still be alive today had that happened?!!

[@TyDie85]

•My name is Hugh Mungus •...hugh mungus what?...... Sexual Harrassment!!!!!!! XD

[@darrylbernard8885]

The Undertaker was a heel when he started and has always been a heel. Calloway must be the most beloved heel of all time.

[@douglasjarnagan3835]

Some WWF writer was watching too much History Channel.

[@shmookins]

Starts at 0:30

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

Owen was never going to be the game . That story comes.from one of his blackheart promos where he does refer to himself as the game. But he was in his best gimmick of all time as.the black heart. It's a shame he didn't get more time and a bigger push with that gimmick

[@standardofexcellence]

The slatrock narrator on wrestlelamia that's like Adam bomb being a ringmaster

[@deadman1061]

I can't imagine living in a universe where The Berzerker was The Undertaker. Only Mark Calaway can be The Undertaker, at least retrospectively speaking.

[@Djarra]

Disco Inferno pitched the idea of making Chris Beniot into an alien as part of an alien invasion angle.

[@RishiRich23]

WISH WCW WOULD'VE USED THESE IDEAS🤔🤔

[@chefralo8202]

no

[@jaredwright8376]

Rishi Rich u gonna cop the Gatorade 6's?

[@RishiRich23]

Jared Wright AM PLANNING TO💯

[@kunjikorans]

Ted Dibiase looked rich so he was perfect for being Million Dollar Man

[@TheGreatLegend007]

Lol Vince walking out and not coming back you know someone is getting fired

[@shmookins]

4:05 Kinda looks like David Letterman.

[@chriswinter8511]

This guy is a lot better than the normal guy who does the video's

[@tobznoobs]

Mannigan is crazier than Vince.Russo 2.0

[@BLITZSPEIGS]

Senator Bob Dole was asked to play "The Strong Hand."

[@andrewmachado6988]

This one wasn't in the video, but I remember Chris Jericho mentioning he was going to be chosen as The Goon.

[@marceledel8619]

Jericho has mentioned that the Goon gimmick was probaly made for him if he joined WWF in 1996.

[@hogant3670]

Just as well Jericho didn't join in 96 then wasn't it?

[@andrewojanen9167]

Vince was probably like "well that canadian kid isnt doing it, better get that cowboy from minnesota"

[@kjag23]

cool video =)

[@firebugjohnnypyro]

Didn't Flair say recently on a podcast that he himself was supposed to be The Million Dollar Man but he turned WWE down and resigned with WCW?

[@ammadasif6502]

Greatest video ever made

[@nywcrules]

Nick Bockwinkel was considered for the role of The Million Dollar Man as well.

[@lakebay972]

But he was already in his 50s by that time and was seeking retirement. Probably didn't want that insane road schedule as well.

[@nywcrules]

lakebay972 DiBiase got the role due to Nick' s age. Nick was not a great commentator.

[@lakebay972]

Nick was good; but for the old uncles and grandpas; and the WWE wanted to appeal to a much younger audience.

[@omarluciano8687]

Also could have added Cowboy Bret Hart, Terry Taylor as Mr. Perfect instead of Curt Hennig, Kalisto the openly gay hair stylist, and Mark Jindrak as the fourth member of Evolution.

[@coopermanning3072]

Awesome!

[@lb2.0.45]

Wow Dan Madigan must've been inspired by Vince Russo or something.

[@michaelrickard5343]

Carrying on the tradition...

[@chiefslapahole]

At least Dan Madigan didn't kill a Superstar like Vince Russo killed own heart

[@locutus442]

John "Barbarian" Nord as The Undertaker? Mark Calloway as The Barbarian? Oh hell no.

[@jameswarner5878]

Put Owen in the main event? Owen would have been WWF champion within a year if it weren't for that accident.

[@beenstrate3456]

a lot of people dont realize paul bearer used to just call undertaker, Wendy haha

[@MrBranh0913]

RVD actually could have gotten Glacier over

[@simpdown1404]

The real Vader and Bigelow moved better than dudes half their size

[@myspacevidguy]

Such a missed opportunity with Elijah Burke

[@damonlane4967]

Mark Jendrak of course it's well known was in evolution briefly but replace with Batista

[@MrBlockice22]

Hey RVD being the Glacier would had been the best!! He would had did that character real well.

[@virtual_viking8908]

Mark Callaway is the kind of performer that would've made The Viking Warrior Bezerker work if that's what his gimmick would've been.

[@truthwarrior3393]

so glad undertaker got his gimmick instead of berzerker, original undertaker was best gimmick ever.

[@SteeleZack]

So according to Vince, a unfrozen Nazi gimmick is a horrible idea, but a likely heel angry descended to the WW2 imperial Japanese emperor gimmick complete with a Nagasaki and Hiroshima atomic bomb mushroom cloud but with "blood dripped eyes" titan tron video which is a good or ok idea in Vince's mind. I can only assume that it would be given the full on "Oriental Express treatment" complete with a " Master Fuji" inspired gimmick of Suzuki's wife throwing rice in the face's of the opponents, If only was the 80's we could of had Gorilla Monsoon yelling "Pearl Harbor !". I assume that this predates or was around the same time as the Muhammad Hassan, a gimmick that did not start out like most of Vince's racial based gimmicks only to be turned into one.

[@LifeForm0]

Funnier than i thought it would be.

[@jtclarks]

Im surprised you didn't do Sabu as the Sultan