Would a Mega-Powers type angle work today?

[JuviJuiceIsLoose]

I've been watching a lot Randy Savage videos on Youtube, and the Saturday Night's Main Event DVD. I was wondering if something like that would work today.

Say if John Cena and Triple H formed an alliance, maybe to feud with Legacy . Would the fans embrace is like they did 20 years ago, or have people become too cynical to believe something like this could happen?

They could pretty much replicate the storyline. 2 huge superstars that don't really like each other or trust each other, but have aligned to face a common enemy.

It doesn't have to last an entire year like the Hogan/Savage storyline. But if you brought them together at Summer Slam, then split them up at Survivor Series it could do really well.

They could also use this opportunity to turn Triple H heel again. He can become crazy obsessed with either winning or keeping the Championship depending on which one of them has the belt.

It's obvious that neither Cena or Triple H have the charisma that Savage and Hogan had. But I think that if they were to do something like this again, it could be successful.

Wrestling recycles storylines all the time anyway. Why not this one?

 

[Gabbo]

This happened 8 years ago. The Power Trip. Worked decently well until Trips tore his quad.

 

[Yrrab]

This happened 8 years ago. The Power Trip. Worked decently well until Trips tore his quad.

God, the power trip were so damn brutal. I remember when they destroyed the Hardyz. Great stuff.

But I think it could work. And Cena and HHH... they're the only guys I could see pulling it off. I was originally thinking Undertaker, but he's got his own thing going on. I think for it to get over though, they would have to really wreck some people, very similar to the way Austin and Trips did back in the day.

 

[WrestlingHistorian]

Stuff similar to "The Mega Powers" happens a lot in wrestling, really all it entails is for 2 huge stars to start a tag-team and look out for eachother for a short while and then split up over something weather it be a match, a title or a girl. It happens quite frequently, but the Hogan/Savage one was huge because it was booked well and it was between the two best the WWF has at the time and the bond seemed so strong between the two. Classic stuff.

 

[Age of Orton]

I've been watching a lot Randy Savage videos on Youtube, and the Saturday Night's Main Event DVD. I was wondering if something like that would work today.

Say if John Cena and Triple H formed an alliance, maybe to feud with Legacy . Would the fans embrace is like they did 20 years ago, or have people become too cynical to believe something like this could happen?

They could pretty much replicate the storyline. 2 huge superstars that don't really like each other or trust each other, but have aligned to face a common enemy.

It doesn't have to last an entire year like the Hogan/Savage storyline. But if you brought them together at Summer Slam, then split them up at Survivor Series it could do really well.

They could also use this opportunity to turn Triple H heel again. He can become crazy obsessed with either winning or keeping the Championship depending on which one of them has the belt.

It's obvious that neither Cena or Triple H have the charisma that Savage and Hogan had. But I think that if they were to do something like this again, it could be successful.

Wrestling recycles storylines all the time anyway. Why not this one?

People wouldn't buy it for a number of reasons,
1. The tag division is so weak, go back to 2006 for example you had Rated RKO (makle shift tag team that gained success, you had DX ok.. then HHH got injured then WWE put HBK/Cena together that in it's self is a form of what you're getting at, if you watch most RAW's they'll have some make shift tag teams put together, NOW to combat that have a dedicated tag division and one RARE occasions it would work but when it's done every other week on raw it dilutes the concept down greatly.

 

[seven3too]

yes and it seems like they do it quite often..frankly i get tired of watching it ...you know when to guys are feuding and then they accidentaly win the tag titles and then drop'em 2 weeks later to the team the beat for them..batista and cena did it matt hardy and mvp did it stone cold did it with the undertaker shawn micheals dude love...it kinda played out. if they only did it once since then and did with the rock and stone cold both as faces that would have been incredible. but it happens so often that isn't worth the angle

 

[raiders2081]

i agree with wrestling historian.....it does happen all the time, not with the build that the mega powers had, but again, there are more guys you can throw into a world title match now than you could have 20 years ago, they really only had 2 huge faces at the time, savage and hogan, so to team them up, they seemed in fans eyes as unbeatable, and unstoppable, and were billed as such, today it is harder to get that hype because for example, you team batista and cena up as a face superpower and there are other faces out there just as powerful i.e triple h and shawn michaels, plus heels get a bigger piece of the title pie now than they did back then, so heels are just as likely to come out on top, it wouldn't work the same as it did back then but it still works to a degree

 

[MikeKillam]

I would like to see something like this done again as well. As long as it is something that we don't already see every week. I don't even think it has to be the two biggest guys in WWE.
I think a cool storyline could be built around Legacy. If they got one more member and monopolized on all the Raw titles, it would be great! Much like Evolution did. Then they could keep putting each other over in their title matches, saving each other every time they were about to lose.
Eventually, the Raw guys would get so upset about never getting a fair shot at any title that they could get together and work to take down Legacy. I think if it started at Summerslam and went to Survivor Series, it would be awesome. Imagine at Survivor Series,
Randy Orton (WWE Champ), Priceless (Tag Team Champs), and Umaga (IC Champ) vs. John Cena, CM Punk, and Cryme Tyme. Traditional Survivor Series Elimination match with ALL the Raw titles on the line.
See, Punk and Cryme Tyme aren't the biggest names on the show, but you've seen how people reacted when Cena and Cryme Tyme flirted with joining last year. And CM Punk is WAY over with everybody. So you put them together, and have run-ins all throughout the end of the match with eliminated Legacy members running back in to make the save, and have the rest of the Raw locker room get so annoyed that they come down to literally carry off Priceless and Umaga, while Cena hits Randy Orton with the FU and gets the win for the entire Raw brand....
I know some people probably won't like this idea, and it would never happen in the WWE today, but I like it...

 

[smalltownfan]

This will all depend on who goes where on the night of the draft. I honestly don't think we'll see Cena and HHH team up together because one brand is not big enough for the both of them...even RAW. I fully expect them to switch brands so Cena can continue to chase Edge and Big Show while HHH will go to RAW to protect his wife and family and feud with Legacy. Of course, HHH will decide he can't do this on his own and should reach out to...surprise, surprise, HBK and Batista when he comes back. Remember, Batista will be gunning for Orton, too.

 

[y2empleh]

smalltown fan hit the nail on the head. DX is the closest thing we will ever have to a mega powers and that's fine by me. I personally like how they have handled DX lately. As an occasional deal, sometimes for dark matches and live events or big nights on Raw, nothing more. Then if everyone's assumptions are correct that it will be a DX vs Legacy showdown after Wrestlemania then that works for me too because a big reason why I loved the rated RKO vs DX thing feud was it was 2 heels who knew they couldn't beat DX on their own so they formed a union for that purpose and it was a relatively long lasting feud.

Other then DX or Brothers of Destruction, I do not want to see another "mega-powers" type of union because that will further destroy an already tarnished tag team division in WWE with no real benefit. However, if you were to bring an up and coming star into the mix to boost him to the next level, then you have a legitimate reason for doing it. Let's take Smackdown for example. Post-Wrestlemania if everyone is correct, it will be Cena vs Edge/Big Show. The question is, who do you put with Cena? Now I'm sure most would be screaming "JEFF HARDY". Personally I'm against that, I would much rather see MVP take that spot. Him and Cena both have that "street thug" kind of gimmick. Let them go with it.

 

[Budro5454]

Probably not. Though the mega powers were huge, it was only good at the time because it temporarily took emphasis off the title and gave fans something different to watch. After the Hogan/Piper feud, the only thing they focused on was Hogan slaying Giants (King Kong Bundy, Andre the Giant) and if you look back, they were boring matches to watch. This way they had more people to get involved and it gave Hogan a new type of heal to face other than just another giant.
The DX reformation was another way of giving fans something else to watch other than the overemphasis of John Cena who in my opinion is still a brutal wrestler. They had two outstanding fueds with Rated RKO and the McMahons and at the same time, Cena was doing his thing totally separate.

The Mega Powers worked because Hogan was already over with the fans and Savage was becomming very popular and that was the push that Savage needed (Funny how Savage blames Hogan for his short commings to this day!) After the Powers broke up, Savage was already a MADE guy and regarded as the top heal for a long time. I loved it but the WWE does not have anybody who could fit the same profile.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

I wouldt say its conceiveable in this kind of landscape of today. There just isnt two guys who are that head and shoulders above the rest of the crop as far as popularity, and babyface orientation, and whom are booked as strongly as mach and Hogan were back then.

They possibly couldve had a shot at something like this with Cena and Batista, but both guys had been losing far too much before their match, and they only allowed about a three week build, as opposed to the year of build the Mega Powers had.

 

[The Prototype]

They did something like this with Triple H and Jeff Hardy to set up their feud in late 2007. They showed a lot of promise. They also did it with Cena and Michaels and Orton and Edge. I don't think it would work though because everyone already has teamed with everyone else.

 

[TheOneBigWill]

I think we've honestly seen smaller versions of "Mega-Powers" through out the past decade. People just haven't thought about them as much, because due to various reasons they didn't pan out like the rest. Let's take a look.

Steve Austin & Triple H.: Obviously the greatest Two-Man unit since Hogan & Savage, but it lasted all of 2 months before Triple H. blew out his knee, and Austin went to the Alliance. I firmly believe Austin would've never went to the Alliance, and instead it would've been them (H.H.H. & 3:16) against W.C.W.

I honestly get annoyed when I think of how unfortunate it was for Trip's knee to blow out, because this 2-man unit had the greatest chance to be what Hogan & Savage were. Only, heels instead of faces to start.

Rated R.K.O.: While D-X's reformation of Shawn Michaels and Triple H. could equally be considered just like Rated R.K.O.. the fact is, I think Orton & Edge combined had a better chance to be a firm unit as a 2-man power group.

D-X was never known for being a 2-man unit, so much more for being just an 'x' amount of individuals who broke the rules. Rated R.K.O. were formed to destroy D-X, and ironically (for now) they accomplished that, also ironically, due to Trip's blowing out his knee, again.

John Cena & Shawn Michaels: In their build-up to WrestleMania 23, they were paired a lot together and pretty much worked like Hogan & Savage did, going into Mania. They were an uneasy alliance, that one ended up turning on the other right before their big showdown.

The only difference between all these groups, and the Savage/Hogan pairing.. is they didn't have an "Elizabeth" to come between them. At most, the closest thing to that would've been Lita. AND, a small bit of tention seemed to be building between Orton & Edge, yet Lita retired and the angle on why Rated R.K.O. was formed was scrapped.

So, do I believe we could see another Mega-Powers alliance? Absolutely. Who? No clue.

 

[FromTheSouth]

I've been watching a lot Randy Savage videos on Youtube, and the Saturday Night's Main Event DVD. I was wondering if something like that would work today.

Good idea. I think it could work.

Say if John Cena and Triple H formed an alliance, maybe to feud with Legacy . Would the fans embrace is like they did 20 years ago, or have people become too cynical to believe something like this could happen?

People tore apart Batista and Cena as tag champs because they felt like they were burying younger talent. Of course, accusing someone of burying others is a smark's way of saying, "Hey, I know you're over and creative likes to use you, so you could start sucking so a cruiser can be world champ right?"

When watching wrestling, one is supposed to suspend disbelief, so if people choose not to do that and be cynical, then they probably shouldn't watch. It's ok to question booking, but tearing it up online before it starts is just getting annoying. No one wants to let things play out. At the first hint of something that the IWC doesn't like, it gets shit on by all the bandwagoners who want to be like Sly.

They could pretty much replicate the storyline. 2 huge superstars that don't really like each other or trust each other, but have aligned to face a common enemy.

I think that it might be the only way to end Legacy when it's time. Guys turning on each other in factions is just old. Plus, which one of them is going to wind up as the viable lone wolf face? Not Rhodes, maybe DiBiase.

It doesn't have to last an entire year like the Hogan/Savage storyline.

It does. Year long stories are usually the best stories. Jericho and HBK was almost a year long if you take everything that went into it. Jeff Hardy's year in 2008 was one long story. Those were the three most interesting guys in the last year.

But if you brought them together at Summer Slam, then split them up at Survivor Series it could do really well.

They could also use this opportunity to turn Triple H heel again. He can become crazy obsessed with either winning or keeping the Championship depending on which one of them has the belt.

I think you turn Cena heel at the end. Have Stephanie play Liz. Redo the Karen/AJ angle. Have Steph encourage Cena, have him fall for her, give her a reason to question HHH....

Next, they are fighting over Stephanie, Cena goes mad with rage and attacks HHH with all kinds of weapons. She tries to step in, but Cena hits her, and HHH is fighting for a title and for love. Now HHH is badass face and Cena is the psycho heel. If you make it hard to tell who is going to turn over the course of a few months, it could be awesome.

It's obvious that neither Cena or Triple H have the charisma that Savage and Hogan had.

Ummm, not exactly obvious. Both of these guys are bankable superstars. The entertainment climat eis different today than it was in 1985. Put those guys back in the Rock n Wrestling days, and I think they do well.

But I think that if they were to do something like this again, it could be successful.

Wrestling recycles storylines all the time anyway. Why not this one?

I think it would be badass. If it's going to happen, it's those two guys. Or maybe Jeff and HHH. They had that love/hate/respect things going for a while, and it was about to bubble over when Jeff got suspended.

 

[mikeRC]

I could see this working in WWE right now but not with HHH and Cena. It'd have to be Cena and Jeff Hardy. They would actually work together a lot like the Mega-Powers. They are around the same age. One is very strong whilst the other is more agile.They both appeal to a similiar fanbase. Plus there hasn't been a feud between Hardy and Cena yet and both of them are so babyface that you wouldn't expect one to turn on the other unlike with HHH and Cena where you'd expect HHH to turn on Cena.

 

[Blade]

I don't really think so. At the time, Savage and Hogan defined the company.

Now there's way too many guys on top to do that angle again. HHH vs Cena would be the obvious choice for it, but HHH is past his prime. And even then, HHH arguably isn't the first or second most popular guy in the company. There's still Undertaker, HBK and Batista. And in terms of big stars, that's just the faces. What about Orton and Edge?

There's too many guys at the top of the mountain right now. Maybe in the future they could do that kind of thing. In 5 years time, with maybe with Orton in Hogan's role and Punk/Morrisson/Kennedy/MVP (pick your favourite) as Savage. Although if they wanted to do that, they'd probably have to start planning now...

 

[Tastycles]

The crucial ingredient of the Mega Powers was Miss Elizabeth. Take her out of the equation and you are just left with two people tagging. The obvious solution is to have Stephanie being in the middle and have it being Triple H and someone, but I don't think Steph has the perception that Elizabeth had. It could work I suppose, but I don't think HHH is the right man for the job.

In my opinion that honour goes to Cena and Batista. Cena is the against all odds fan favourite with the long title reigns, like Hogan, and Batista is the man who started at a similar time and has lived in his shadow to an extent, like Savage. As for Elizabeth, before he was injured Cena appeared to be going out with Mickie James to some extent, and bringing her into it would be super.

As for having them in the tag division, that is a bad idea. The Mega Powers weren't, and Two man power trip only worked in the division because the brothers of destruction were in it too. They should just look out for each other in their PPV matches and tag against the heels they'd face. To play it out a bit differently, have Batista try it on with Mickie all of the time, and Cena get defensive, then have one screw the other out of the Royal Rumble, then the other way round in the Elimination Chamber at No Way Out and you'd be left with a dynamite match to end it all at Wrestlemania.

So, in short, yes I think it'd work.