Was the garbage Main Event of wrestlemania 2000 worth the GOAT payoff at Backlash 2000?

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

So, I, and most people HATED the result of the main event of mania 2000 and even hated the 4 way going into it. in 2000, PPVs had a baseline of 400k buys

Wrestlemania 2000: 824,000
Backlash 2000: 675,000

as a business, backlash 2000 had a big spike because of the buildup where it was the LAST CHANCE rock could get the title, and the "WILL AUSTIN RETURN?!?!" story leading to the GOAT ENDING to a ppv damn near ever...



the entire main event was status and the finish was x 10...

Was it worth it? mania 2000 is a true stinker to most, with that memory, as a fan, and / or as a business was it worth it to get the payoff a month later?

 

[El Guapo]

I'll say it was worth it. I was also heated at the WM2000 finish, but after Backlash it helped erase any disappointment from Mania. It helped that the whole Backlash event was really really good and you only had to wait a month longer. If they had it extended it to KOTR or even SummerSlam, then nah. But what's a month.

EDIT: Also, it did make sure that the World Title match at future WrestleManias wasn't going to be 100% predictable with the face always going over. So it had that effect as well.

 

[Swiggy]

No, because Mania should not set up a payoff for another PPV.

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Wrestlemania is the one ppv that should never be subpar.

 

[Riley Escobar]

Nah, Wrestlemania should be the payoff to every feud

Backlash 2000 is everything Mania 16 should have been, piff PPV, that Scotty/Malenko match is an underrated classic

 

[Alexander The Great]

no because you could have still done the same backlash finish and gotten the exact same reaction with proper story line build.
for a top guy, Rocky agreed to a lot of bullshyt in his prime

 

[Lord Scion]

That should've been Rocks WM title win

How they let him lose three straight WM main events

How they always make him job the title at WM

 

[prophecypro]

Kinda...

But I would argue 2000 was the peak of Vince's company and anything with either Rock or Austin was gonna pay off and do buys.

I dont see why Wrestlemania couldnt have been Rock's proper ascension as a babyface main eventer with him winning the belt over Triple H. It may seem too simple and maybe that was a tad too predictable but it just would have worked and the Triple H-Rock rivalry would have a definitive match on a grander stage to be remembered.

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Nah, Wrestlemania should be the payoff to every feud

Backlash 2000 is everything Mania 16 should have been, piff PPV, that Scotty/Malenko match is an underrated classic

definitely one of my favorite PPVs ever

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

That should've been Rocks WM title win

How they let him lose three straight WM main events

How they always make him job the title at WM

the better man won

 

[Da King]

Kang retaining at WM2000 was

 

[Da_Eggman]

No as a mark that shyt hurt in 2000 to end mania like that but business wise it was genius

 

[Cartier Murphy]

If they didn't make everything McMahon centric, then they could've had the same main event as Backlash. I get wanting to give Foley some shine too and a spot at Mania after all he had done and everything, but to me just a HHH/Rock main event would've sufficed. Maybe a triple threat or something would've been okay, or maybe Foley could main event Backlash against Rock with a face/face title match. Although I hate altering the timeline too much, considering how piff that era is minus a few PPVs.

 

[Rain]

STONE COLD KICKED CORPORATE ASS

Damn JR was calling shyt on another level back then

 

[Alexander The Great]

STONE COLD KICKED CORPORATE ASS

Damn JR was calling shyt on another level back then

I was randomly watching the Raw episode when ECW/WCW joined forces with Heyman, Shane and then Steph and he ended the show screaming something about the sins of the father have costed us all.

I was just like damn