There comes a time in a young boy's life when he begins to ask himself "What if?"
For some, that age is 12 and the "what if" is "What if instead of working a trade for Tommy's mint-condition Raichu, I just beat the crap out of him and take it?"
Then again, for some on B/R, that time is somewhere between the ages of 14 and 44 and the question is more like: "What if I was the booker on a wrestling promotion with no boundaries, no money worries, no back stage egos, no expiring contracts, no obligated pushes, no injuries, and no necessary recovery time?"
That, my friends, is called "Fantasy Crap" and it's not healthy. You have to remember that I feel partially responsible for starting that whole trainwreck though, so while I might openly mock y'all for starting a pretend promotion that inexplicably has Chuck Palumbo, A.J. Styles, and Edge all on the same card, a small piece of that is tongue in cheek.
That's not what we're here for, though. You see, there's a cousin to the fantasy realm and it's called the "dream what if" realm. It's not nearly as inherently bad because it's prevalent in all sports, since they all have their own "what if's" and "dream matches"
What if Lou Gherig hadn't had a crippling disease manifest itself at the peak of his career?
What if the 1972 Dolphins played the 2007 Patriots?
What if Muhammad Ali had been able to fight Mike Tyson?
What if Tiger Woods played against Bobby Jones?
What if Ray Bogusz got five minutes alone with Keith Olbermann and a shotgun?
The point is that they're everywhere in sports and wrestling is no exception. The problem is that sometimes, certain irresponsible wrestling "journalists" postulate that some of these will actually happen.
While I can't say I disagree that I'd have peed my pants with excitement at Stone Cold vs Hulk Hogan, it never did and never will happen. Neither would agree to lose to the other and if he wasn't about to lay down to Hulk when he was healthy, I'm pretty positive that Steve Austin sure as hell won't lay down to Hogan now that there's a slightly greater than 100 percent chance he'll turn into Christopher Reeve if he steps into a ring.
However, we've seen WWE buy up independent promotions and have "invasion" storylines before; having another for Ring of Honor isn't all that impossible albeit highly improbable. So, what would happen if Ring of Honor squared off against WWE at WrestleMania XXVI? Onward!
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