01-20-2003, 08:50 AM
I remember a couple of months back, Linda McMahon told a group of shareholders that the four main stars in the company were Shawn Michaels, Brock Lesnar, Scott Steiner, and HHH. Earlier tonight, two of those four top guys had a match so bad, the fans practically booed them out of the building. Steiner obviously should never wrestle again. He has nothing left. Two years ago, HHH probably would have been able to make this watchable, at the very least. In 2003, HHH is only as good as his opponent. Since he's already buried all opponents that he could potentially have a good match with, he has only himself to blame for the fact that his opponent tonight was even worse than him. Smartest man in wrestling? Maybe not...
The next match was between two guys who aren't, in Linda McMahon's opinion, good enough to be among the top four. The LOSER of that match got a standing ovation as he left the ring, proving that it is possible to lose clean and still look strong in the eyes of the fans. This match, and the fans' reaction, totally reminded me of the Wrestlemania (13?) match between Hart and Austin, which saw Austin lose, but still come out looking like a winner.
The ball's in Vince's court now...how will he fuck this up?
The next match was between two guys who aren't, in Linda McMahon's opinion, good enough to be among the top four. The LOSER of that match got a standing ovation as he left the ring, proving that it is possible to lose clean and still look strong in the eyes of the fans. This match, and the fans' reaction, totally reminded me of the Wrestlemania (13?) match between Hart and Austin, which saw Austin lose, but still come out looking like a winner.
The ball's in Vince's court now...how will he fuck this up?