Hey Scott...
I emailed you last week about how in your book Tonight in This Very Ring: A Fan's History of Professional Wrestling
, I felt you were too pro Bret Hart. After reading some more I can now see where you are coming from. I would never understand how Vince was letting Shawn hold his house shows hostage, and not punish Shawn. Yes he was champion and yes he was over and yes he was putting on great matches. But at that time without Bret, he couldn't get any worse. Plus he was still in his gimmick crazy stage, so why not put the strap on , say, Owen? Just a thought. If you look at it, he was just as good as anyone else Shawn was facing at the time and those matches drew. If I was Shawn , that would put me in my place knowing that even though Bret was gone, I would have to put over his younger brother. Then again Shawn was high as shit at the time.
On a side note, what was your opinion of Super Brawl 3? I am getting back around to watching it and wondered if you ever recapped it? Pretty good card, even if the White Castle of Fear headlined the show.
To answer the sidenote first, Superbrawl III was awesome. Great main event, pretty darn good undercard, a very enjoyable show (stupid promos aside). Well worth checking out.
As for the other topic, I have no doubt that had Owen not died, he would have gotten the World title more than a few times once the talent pools thinned out and everyone started getting it. Back at that time, however? I don’t think he would have drawn on top. He didn’t connect with the fans as a main event guy and I was always fine with that, as not everyone is meant to be a top guy. I would have been perfectly happy with a non-title blowoff win over Shawn in 1997 rather than the treatment he ended up getting.
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