Booking Like A Mark

In 2002, the original three members of the nWo returned to the WWF. Within four weeks, Hollywood Hogan left the group. After only about five months, the group was disbanded. How can we keep the nWo strong, and really have them make an impact in the landscape of the World Wrestling Federation? On this episode, Mark rebooks the storyline, from their debut at No Way Out until the night after Wrestlemania X8. For the second half, come back for the next episode!

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In 2006, WWE debuted a repackaged Paul Burchill as a pirate. Unfortunately, the gimmick wasn't taken seriously. On this episode, Mark books a whole crew of pirates, and gives them an overarching storyline. We also hear from Eric and Mark after they attended a WWE themed trivia night!

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In 2009, WWE started doing themed pay per views more often. We saw events like Hell In A Cell and TLC. What would it look like if they debuted a new event focused on wooden weapons? Instead of tables, ladders, and chairs, you would see tables, pallets, and 2x4's! In this episode, Mark explains how this concept could work, as a modern WWE premium live event. He also briefly touches upon the 2024 Royal Rumble!

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The Bloodline storyline reached new highs in 2023, and new lows. Some questionable booking hurt the characterization and momentum that the group had. In this episode, Mark rebooks the Bloodline stable, from Summerslam 2023 to the 2024 Royal Rumble.

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The return of Dave Batista was met with upheaval from the audience, when fans realized that he would be main eventing Wrestlemania instead of Daniel Bryan. In this episode, we explore a possible timeline where Batista was able to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship WITHOUT taking the spotlight away from Bryan. Eric was lucky enough to attend an episode of Raw during the 2014 road to Wrestlemania, and he tells us all about it. Mark rebooks Batista's return, while looking at other potential Wrestlemania XXX stories and matches.

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The "Summer of Punk" was one of the most convoluted stories in history, and almost wasted the momentum of CM Punk's WWE Championship win at Money In The Bank 2011. In this episode, Mark books his own version of the storyline. Eric has this week's poll results, for Mark to include in his booking.

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With the return of New Year's Revolution on the horizon, Mark books his own card. Eric provides history for the event, and unveils the results of this week's polls.

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