10 Terrible Wrestling Moments (Saved With One Genius Fix)

8. The Invasion

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The terrible moment:

The Fed botches the elusive pipe dream held for about five years. It was barely even held, the prospect was so politically unrealistic. And yet, after putting down the N64 controller for the day, who amongst you didn't entertain the prospect of Steve Austin Vs. Goldberg in your idle thoughts? Apart from that weird younger generation that thinks The Miz is the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all-time, obviously. Following the sale of WCW, inter-promotional warfare was actually viable. It was a hard task - there was no way of convincing the top stars they should actually work for a tonne of money - but isn't the almighty Fed better with their backs against the wall?

The genius fix:

Hire Eric Bischoff immediately to add unfathomable shock intrigue where there's little star power. Don't turn Austin heel, ever. He was fading as a babyface but had a hell of an incoming heel act to work. Book venues in WWF and WCW heartlands. Restore the spirit of 1997. As DDP and Booker T are booked credibly, the deal starts to actually work - but, knowing that they weren't quite Goldberg and Sting, have Bischoff reveal the genius fix and tease the living sh*t out of his secret weapon. In one last humiliating win over Vince, he was going to kill the WWF with the ultimate prototype WWF wrestler to underscore just how finished Vince was as a promoter. That man would be revealed as Brock Lesnar.

Maybe that's not a "genius" idea, or even a particularly good or feasible one - but everybody has their idea of how this should have been fixed.

The WWF tried none, pretty much, because they just didn't want to.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!