Wouldn’t Cairne or Vol’jin have made more sense?
Both were founding members of the modern horde. Heck Rexxar would’ve made more sense. Saurfang… anyone but Garrosh.
Why Garrosh? an orc he knew only for like 2 years?
Garrosh had already proven himself a shakey leader in the northrend capaign and that was just a military leader not head of state.
Did he feel like he owed Grommosh something? and so making his son warchief? Grommosh the fool who drank mannaroth blood not once, but twice?
Imagine the timeline where Thrall choose a real successor. Imagine Cairne as Warchief.
Imagine Sylvanas being ordered to ally/befriend Gilneas rather than conquer it.
Imagine Theramore never getting nuked.
Imagine a whole different warcraft cuz Thrall didn’t choose a baby orc he met 2 years ago who he fought in one war campaign with as his successor.
Nagrand questline explains it best! It’s also hilarious to watch Garrosh sit there and cry. 
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I don’t know. Maybe cause he was an Orc.
Its like this. If I am a Human King. And I had to choose the next King, would I pick another uppity Void Elf or some ash-faced Night Elf? Nope, I’d go pick my next Human sidekick. Granted, Horde’s more of a tribal setting and they don’t care as much about races maybe but just what I think. He wanted to let the Orc’s continue leading, mebbe.
Thrall was voiced and made by Metzen when he left, so did Thrall.
Saurfang, Rexxar, Eitig, Nazgrel. All orcs, all better options.
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IIRC, it’s because Garrosh was strong and embodied Orcish pride. Charismatic and an iron-will, that was something to keep the Horde together.
I heard that “our Garrosh” had the worst possible timeline, whereas other AR/AU Garrosh’s were legitimately amazing leaders.
Thrall figured the Horde needed a Hero as Warchief. And inexperienced one at that. Oh boy was he wrong. Actually, liked Garrosh during Cata, wish they just expanded that instead of turning him into a villain.
At least my man went out like an OG. Telling everyone to go **** themselves. 
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I’d personally go with Saurfang. He had no child left and all he had left to do was serve the Horde.
Maybe there’s relationships involved as well. Wasn’t there a history between Thrall’s and Garrosh’s fathers? Maybe that had a sublime impact on it but I don’t know for sure.
One of the things was Thrall felt that Garrosh would follow in his father’s footsteps, which ironically he did 
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Thrall has an aneurysm shortly before making the decision.