Who do you pick instead of Barry?
By Scott Keith on 29 November 2017
Obviously Flair walking out prior to GAB 91 was a disaster
A lot of people complain about them randomly deciding that Barry Windam qualified for a title match, considering Barry had been solidly mid card for years prior to the event
I must admit that I struggle to think of who else they could have stuck in there instead
Sting/Koloff were busy with each other, Arn Anderson had suffered from the same mid card booking as Barry, ditto for Ron Simmons
My only thought would be Vader
He wasn't really over to that level yet, but you could either have him crush Luger and get himself over in one night, or you could have baby face Lex squeak a win, causing Vader to come back with Race as his manager for a rematch
Who would your pick have been?
The complaint about using Barry Windham in that spot is like the least important issue with the show. Once Flair left with the title, there was no simple fix. Windham was as good as anyone.