I definitely think based on the fact that he can actually draw some form of heat, Salvatore Sincere is a must better choice for Funk’s opponent here than Leif Cassidy was in real life. Obviously, the right call with Funk going over. Would love for you to give him something of substance in the future because too cold was awesome.
Sid interview touched on Hart and Michaels which is basically all you can ask for here.
Again, the booking on this IC Title match seemed to be on point here. The Cornette/Sunny stuff, which will surely continue, costs Rocky the match, and Triple H gets a pretty good title defence in the books. And he has a ready made feud with Mero to fall into which you addressed in the aftermath. Nice work.
“YOU’RE GOING DOWN, YOU GOBBA GOO” is all I took from the Ahmed interview honestly.
Ahmed/Faarooq ending in a DQ probably works, in the sense that this feud is so personal, it will work to blow it off on one of the big five PPV’s. No issues with the result here, although the African American fan is interesting. Considering how much he stood out compared to the rest of the unnamed cronies, I’m predicting that Ahmed’s backup is D’Lo Brown.
LOL at The Godwinns trying to use a computer.
Austin’s promo was pretty filler, tbh. Not sure this type of promo is required on PPV, could have just been a short and sharp interview. With that being said, I’m acknowledging that this has built the curiosity around whether Austin will interfere tonight and lets us know he’s not done with Bret. Other fish to fry has me genuinely curious though.
Kind of a shame to just see Furnas and LaFon get discarded in their first tag title match. I’m all good with Owen and Bulldog remaining champs, I just thought this feud would extend for a few months, but no longer seems likely based off the clean win here for the champs. AAA team watching on is interesting, because why would they watch the tag title match when they are entering the Rumble next month? Clearly an ulterior motive and looks like they could have a good match with Furnas and LaFon upcoming.
Solid interview from Bret here. Fully expect him to somehow land on the rematch with Shawn Michaels in this universe at Mania, so makes sense to have him be top of mind with all going on. Obviously had to address Sid to, considering the title shot tonight, but I think Sid retains because Bret/Shawn and even Bret/Austin doesn’t need the title.
Undertaker/Executioner was a fun war as expected. Honestly wish you held off on the Mankind involvement, because I always thought this really hurt Mankind, and he’d spend basically a fair chunk on 1997 lower on the card. Basically losing in a two on one situation isn’t great. ‘Taker needed to beat The Executioner here so good stuff.
Aftermath with Austin attacking The Undertaker really caught me off guard. Not sure If I’ve just forgotten something but am interesting in the explanation.
Bulldog getting a title shot tomorrow night sounds fun.
Main event pretty much went as expected. Bulldog gets involved, but more importantly, Shawn Michaels directly costs Bret the match. Sid moves onto his next title defence, and as shown by the brawl afterwards, Bret/Shawn seems really likely moving forward.
Solid first PPV. An upgrade from what they churned out In real life, and the main event scene in particular still feels like it could go multiple ways as the road to ‘Mania begins. Good stuff.
