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Originally Posted by Gerard Considering: a) the "sport" is a work. Wins and loses really mean dick in the grand scheme of things. b) If my boss is telling me to do something i'll do it. c) Win or lose either way im still being paid. i doubt very much id be pissed.

Wins or losses don't mean dick in terms of a conventional sense like baseball or football, but they do mean something. If you lose every night you're Brooklyn Brawler. If you win every match you're Bill Goldberg. It has to do with kayfabe and fan perception, and your level of push. Which reflects how well you are able to get over and thus how you're paid. It's also a level of respect and value from the company.
If they didn't matter, nobody would care if Taker's win streak is snapped or no, nor would they be bitching their heads off when someone gets "jobbed out" on television, or the opposite when Triple H wins.
It matters in a way, not comparable to legitimate sporting events, but in a business and entertainment sense.

With that being said, HBK should have won the match. Hogan didn't need it and wasn't still on the roster and working future programs. HBK was a company guy for years and years despite what you say about his backstage antics, he was a company guy. Hogan gets his way despite being a cancer, a sneak and a lunatic and being gone all those years while Shawn was busting his ass to be the only draw and credible star on the goddamn roster. Not to mention it does nothing for Hogan's career or legacy, and Shawn has to go forward with his role as a top guy and instrument for putting young guys over effective the next night on Raw.

Wins matter.