10 Scrapped Wrestling Moments BETTER Than What We Got!
We were so damn close to Jon Moxley vs. Mick Foley at one point!
One of the most surprisingly wonderful things about this wrasslin' industry is the fact that plans are never honestly set in stone until the damn bell rings. And unfortunate injuries, fans refusing to give up on their favourites, and many other variables have frequently forced an unexpectedly brilliant change in direction over the years.
Before KofiMania took over WWE, the ever-reliable Kevin Owens was reportedly set to challenge WWE Champion Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35, for example. And KO himself may never have shockingly got his hands on Universal Championship gold were it not for Finn Balor's SummerSlam 2016 injury.
However, there have also sadly been a number of other occasions over the years when the original and ultimately scrapped plan was actually far superior than the eventual matches and moments fans were eventually given, and knowing just how close they were to coming to fruition will never not be a tough pill to swallow.
In another, slightly better life, one of the most adored babyfaces of modern times would have held onto their WWE Championship for longer, long-time rivals would have added one more no-doubt superb chapter to their story, and two icons would have finally collided on the 'Grandest Stage'.
What could have been, eh?
10. Kofi Kingston And Mustafa Ali Finish Their Story At WrestleMania 37
There was a time there, before Kofi Kingston found himself in the WWE Title picture on the Road to WrestleMania 35, when The New Day man's WWE Championship Elimination Chamber spot belonged to another babyface underdog: Mustafa Ali.
However, a sudden injury resulted in Kingston stepping in for one of SmackDown's fastest rising stars at the time. The rest was, obviously, KofiMania history.
But there was still some story unquestionably left to tell, with Kingston and Ali never really getting the chance to tie up their own tale together on-screen.
There were actually plans for a Kingston Vs. Ali grudge match at WrestleMania 37 at one point, though. And Ali - as the leader of infamously dodgy stable RETRIBUTION - would even call out Kingston at the beginning of 2021 for stealing his moment a few years earlier.
Still, despite having what Kofi described as a "perfect" story just waiting to be told, WWE didn't commit to that particular program in the end - a move that understandably left the former WWE Champion feeling "disappointed".
He wasn't the only one.
Sure, The New Day's fight with AJ Styles and Omos at that first fan-attended show in forever was fine, but watching these two super talented storytellers get the chance to dive into this far more fascinating "it should have been me" story would have been a better use of both men's talents on 'The Grandest Stage'.