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

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

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

2011

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

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.

word, yes mania could've and WOULD'VE been better but they effectively got 1.4 million buys out of the same storyline and if rock got the title whats their main the next month? Rock vs. HHH with austin as ref probably, or the same result, Rock vs. HHH with HBK as ref [and taker returns]

backlash 2000 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> judgement day 2000 even with taker returning

 

[Love Sosa]

I didn't mind it at the time, seeing as how it meant Foley would be in the main event. Yes I was mad at HHH winning but that's because I hated him back then (everyone did).

Still don't mind it WWF was awesome back then. Backlash gave us an awesome moment.

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

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.

I don't think Vince was comfortable with hhh holding down the main event by himself. Rock was definitely big enough but hhh?

they saw that as a huge mania. wrestlemania 2000. probly wanted to go all out and deliver the biggest match they could. unfortunately by adding in foley and show they diluted it.

 

[Pesci]

austin killed brisco with that chair shot

 

[R=G]

One of the greatest reactions of the era...4 all time great pops

 

[seanjohn21276]

It was worth it for me. Was at the Verizon Center to see it

 

[YakSpiller]

Kang retaining at WM2000 was

shyt was fukked.

First PPV I ordered as a kid.

 

[k5banga]

I was at the WWF resturant in times square that night, holy shyt did that place go as nuts as they did in the arena

 

[BrehWyatt]

While HHH was THE MAN in 2000, no. The payoff comes at Wrestlemania. Having said that? The pop when Rock won (and the pop the next night) was straight up

So yeah, I guess it was worth it.

Also, to @Riley Escobar for mentioning that Scotty/Malenko match at Backlash. That top-rope DDT finish was bananas

 

[Silkk]

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

 

[Primetime]

Nah, WM 2000 should've been Dwayne's Wrestlemania moment. That exact same Backlash finish was what we all thought wanted to happen at WM anyway: Austin to return/interfere and Rock to walkout with the title... namely b/c Rock spent the better part of that year gettin his ass ganged up and beat down by a DX/McMahon screw job every week...

WM should've just been RockvsHHH but they could've still kept that same fatal four way crap, just as long as rock and hhh were the last ones left like they were, before enacting that same ending from backlash. That would've delivered the same pop and would've been an instant/all time WM moment. Always figured HHH didn't want to do the job on that scale (WM, Y2K, height of his rise, etc) and Rock was too nice a guy to force the issue.

 

[Da_Eggman]

There next few ppvs did huge buyrates

 

[Silkk]

There next few ppvs did huge buyrates

That's cause the product was on fire, nothing to do with WM2000

 

[Da_Eggman]

That's cause the product was on fire, nothing to do with WM2000

Backlash was huge cuz of it and the ratings showed a bigger spike

It was smart at the time since nobody ever saw a Heel win at maina