book the downfall of the nwo
I'd have them acknowledge the schmoz that was the finish to Starcade 97, with the ordering of a rematch which Hogan loses, clean at the next payperview (Great American Bash, I think) and with that the nWo are done. The next Nitro, Hall and Nash turn on Hogan and form their own collective, known unofficially as the WolfPac, featuring themselves Konaan and Eddie Guerrero. This collective would split when the Filthy Animals get more popular than the Outsiders, leading to a fued between the two, before Nash turns on Hall, and they fight at Starrcade in a grudge match we never got to see.
Sting in the meantime runs through the other nWo members, promising Diamond Dallas Page a title shot, to which he gradually reneages on, to the point where Sting turns heel and fights Page in the championship match at Starrcade 98, after Page wins WWIII.
What about Bret Hart? After the schmozz at Starcade and everyone else seemingly getting a shot before he does, he begins complaining about his treatment saying its no better than New York, he continues the same anti American schtick he had been using, forming his new stable, the Dungeon, along with the Bulldog, Neidhart (who acts as a manager/enforcer) and two young Dungeon grads, Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho. They end up doing battle in a War Games match at Starrcade 98 with the Horsmen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Dean Malenko and Mongo).
As for Hogan, hes a man without a home after the nWo and starts battling for his redemption. One guy who gets into his ear is another guy who lost his cohorts recently...Raven. Raven starts manipulating Hogan, playing mindgames etc, until he gets into the ear of Hogan's nephew Horace. This leads to a no holds barred match at Starrcade.
Goldberg runs through everyone as planned, however at WWIII, ends up in the final four, along with three others: Benoit, Malenko and Scott Steiner. Steiner and Goldberg eliminate eachother and brawl to the point where they are both evicted from the arena be security. No touches until their Starrcade match.
Final Starrcade 98 Card:
World Heavyweight Title
Sting (c) v Diamond Dallas Page
War Games
The Dungeon v The Horsemen
Grudge Match
Scott Hall v Kevin Nash
United States Title
Bill Goldberg v Scott Steiner
No Holds Barred
Hulk Hogan v Raven
WCW World Tag Team Titles
The Filthy Animals (c) v Harlem Heat
WCW TV Title - Blood Runs Cold 3 Way Dance
Wrath (c) v Mortis v Glacier
WCW Cruiserweight Title
Rey Misterio Jr. v Psycosis
(pinched most of this from the Wrestling Roundtable video heh)
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1998 would be the rise of the midcarders, notably Goldberg, Guerrero, Konaan, Benoit, Jericho and Scott Steiner. DDP would be phased quickly after Starrcade, I'd get the belt on a heel Bret Hart to begin with, fueding with Benoit and Jericho and have Goldberg continue to mow through people. At the halfway point of 1998, a title switch to Ric Flair, followed by a switch to a heel Scott Steiner would follow, leading to his showdown with Goldberg at Starrcade 1998 in the main event for the strap. I'd also have Bret up against Benoit in a 2/3 falls or something, and Jericho and Malenko and Guerrero in a 3 way for the US belt. Raven and Sting. Misterio and Kidman/Guerrera/Psycosis. A heel DDP v Booker T. No idea what to do with Hogan, Hall or Nash though. The cruiserweight belt books itself.
