WWE History: Change or Keep

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Keep/Change: Keep it but change it and have Bret know about it. Go to WCW for like a year and than return to WWF to feud with Triple H and DX after its revealed that hhh was actually the one to have orchestrated the whole screwjob.

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Keep. Unfortunate as it was for Bret Hart, it ended up being necessary. With no screwjob, the character of Mr. McMahon never surfaces, and we miss out on by far the greatest feud in the history of professional wrestling, Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Vince McMahon. Not to mention, WCW almost assuredly would've won the war without that giant boost of momentum. Plus, it's not like it was anybody worth keeping, it was just Bret.

EDIT ~ Keep. We don't need any more spot monkeys.

The original Nexus not gaining control of all the titles on Raw.
 

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Keep: I don't ever want David Otunga with a meaningful championship and he was the only one over enough as a heel to have won the US title.

Jerry Lawler having his first WM match vs Michael Cole in 2011
 

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Keep: Would have been too typical to be honest. I mean it seemed likely and all but I'm not always a fan of heel stables controlling all the titles.

Edit: Keep: This feud has been built up great and it really is a shame that King hasn't got his chance till now to be on mania as a wrestler.

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Change: He completely ruined TNA when he debuted over there with full control over his contract and WWE might have been able to control his craziness and he'd still have a clean record today.

Firing Shane Helms for DIP but letting Alex Riley stay after a DUI
 

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Keep: I don't know the details of Helms' firing, but Alex Riley is a much more valuable performer than Helms. Nothing against him, but he was only still around for the nostalgia factor what with him bringing back the Hurricane gimmick (not to mention it may be a bit tasteless given the amount of recent natural disasters and all but i'd rather not go that deep, still something to bare in mind). Riley is younger with a huge amount of potential, whereas Helms has run his course in WWE.

DDP being given the "motivational speaker" gimmick circa 2001-2002
 

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Change. Just a bad idea. It was stupid, it turned DDP into a joke and it never helped anything.

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Change: It has just got really annoying and should have been revealed long ago. I'm starting to wonder now if it will ever be revealed.

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Keep for John Cena. Change for anybody else. Nobody else looks right with that title belt around their waist or on their shoulder.

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Change. I couldn't stand it when Bearer was with Kane (the most recent turn I assume is what you're referring to). He makes an amazingly perfect manager for Undertaker.

Jake Roberts never winning a title.
 

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Change: I think he should have at least got one title reign. Not a long one but a transitional run with it.

Austin never beating Bret in their 2 one on one matches
 

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Change. He should have won one of them, but Bret's an asshole and never put anyone over.

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Keep: Don't need to get whored out with the world title already but I would like to see him with 10 or more by the end of his career.

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The way they book him, I'm not even sure if they want him to have another.

Change. It never should've happened. They should've stuck with Barrett and he should be walking into WrestleMania as WWE Champion to face Cena.

Kofi Kingston being jobbed out like a bitch.
 

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Change: The guy was hot when they feuded him with Orton and they just never did anything with it. The guy showed he could cut a decent promo when given the chance and is good in the ring. Really don't get what they are doing with the guy or lack there of.

Using Alex Riley as Miz's lackey