It’s 1999, who would you have the hardest time believing would ever be WWE champ one day?

[TheBigBopper]

Bradshaw /thread

when I was little, I knew it was only a matter of time until edge,Jericho and Jeff hardy would be champ. The others were questionable but still had charisma or in ring skills to warrant a reign, but Bradshaw I still get confused over his first reign. He was boring as fukk, average in the ring, and while tall, not a unique or intimidating look.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

He should have, but not at the time and not in the shape he won it in. There were multiple year stretches multiple times where Rey winning the title and getting a short reign would have been absolutely fitting, so the time being in the after math of Eddie's death while he was just a bloated puffy blob of steroids and lost much of what made Rey...Rey was just not it.

I think Rey winning the Rumble is a classic moment, but everything following it didn't work. Orton saying that Eddie's down there......in hell, Rey losing at No Way Out then having to get his title match back, the title match itself. Wasn't that shyt nine minutes? And I could have sworn the crowd was booing when Rey won the title.

Looking back, maybe they should have done Angle/Undertaker at WrestleMania instead of No Way Out, and Orton and Mysterio could have feuded without the title.

 

[King Kai]

Christian had the jobberest vibe in 99. Rey would have been hard to believe too but he always had a buzz.

 

[staticshock]

The fukk


What’s with the Bradshaw hate?!


Two of my goats are loathed on here..Chris Masters are Bradshaw smh

 

[Roid Jones]

Bradshaw and that shyt still makes no sense

 

[Cartier Murphy]

The fukk


What’s with the Bradshaw hate?!


Two of my goats are loathed on here..Chris Masters are Bradshaw smh

Dude was a generic hoss for 90% of his career, then overnight became a rich tyc00n before suddenly being WWE champion for like half a year. shyt was and still is kinda jarring when you really look back it about it

 

[OmegaK2099]

The fukk


What’s with the Bradshaw hate?!


Two of my goats are loathed on here..Chris Masters are Bradshaw smh

People actually liked Chris Masters?

 

[Premeditated]

Christian has finally been a WWE champion?(haven't watched since 2013)


Rey Meysterio for obvious reasons

tbh, besides Jericho, a 9 year old me didn't think any of these dudes would be champion

but JBL was a worthy heel champ. I hated that flabbynsick built fukk so much

 

[NYChase718]

Justin hawk bradshaw easily

 

[StatUS]

Bradshaw.

 

[Chris Cool]

Bradshaw was over as fukk in 99. Well late 99, so yeah can't count it.

Edge was over as fukk.

Christan was at that point.

Jericho interrupted the rock at debut.


Jeff was over but hadn't really separated himself yet.

I ain't watch wcw.

So out of them, it's... It's Christan.

 

[Starboy52]

The fukk


What’s with the Bradshaw hate?!


Two of my goats are loathed on here..Chris Masters are Bradshaw smh

Bradshaw having stans is not in my 2021 bingo card

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

TNA was more enticing at that point for me.

Bradshaw having stans is not in my 2021 bingo card

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

100% Christian. He looked like a complete sidekick scrub back then, and didn't really stand out at all without Edge.

 

[HipHopStan]

Bradshaw.

WWE tried as hard as they could to put him in a singles role in 96, 97, and 02 and nothing ever gelled out with him. One poster on a board that I used to frequent (that is now dead) once said, "I think Bradshaw will slowly fade off TV by 2003 or 2004 and get released. He could be a monster in Japan." That's a pretty funny quote to look back on and laugh about.

Christian would be runner-up. A lot of people thought he'd be the Marty Jannetty of E&C, but he hit the ground running when he went solo in 2001 and didn't really let up. Of course, I never thought he'd be World Champion, but he'd always be a contender to face on a random RAW, and maybe even a PPV, if he was lucky.