Back in 1998, the WWF put on a shootfighting tournament called "Brawl For All" where they would give TV time to anyone who entered the tournament (was voluntary for anyone who did) with the winner getting $75,000, and a boxing match against Butterbean at Wrestlemania.
while it looked like a great idea on paper, and was used as their way of pushing legit tough guy Dr.Death Steve Williams (funny enough knocked out early).
But. the issue with it was not only did it result in some serious injuries for a few superstars, but the crowd hated it, often chanting "this is boring" or "we want wrestling" i personally kinda liked it, because it gave a chance to see if some of these guys were really actually the good fighters they played the role of on TV.
so what do you think? could it have been done differently to appeal more to the fans? would something like that work today?
while it looked like a great idea on paper, and was used as their way of pushing legit tough guy Dr.Death Steve Williams (funny enough knocked out early).
But. the issue with it was not only did it result in some serious injuries for a few superstars, but the crowd hated it, often chanting "this is boring" or "we want wrestling" i personally kinda liked it, because it gave a chance to see if some of these guys were really actually the good fighters they played the role of on TV.
so what do you think? could it have been done differently to appeal more to the fans? would something like that work today?