Whilst both would have been good choices. Neither would have given us one of the best segments in wrestling history.
"Ah, Son of a bitch!"
JR is gold.
...but "Best"?
Horses for courses and all, but it's one of the most maligned 'reveals' of all time.
Made no sense. At All....
Jake's arguably the best evil heel ever and would have been an awesome way to shake up the Taker chatacter rather than turning him biker x months later.