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Originally Posted by Avenger
And hb2k if you are so convinced that it sucked when Vince was revealed as the Higher Power then maybe you should take a look at the segment because it was quite possibly the best 20 minutes of an interview/in-ring segment that wrestling has ever produced. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFR4GuUgDKU |
The segment was great, but any company can throw out a great segment but if it doesn't make any storyline sense, or make any storyline advancements in the long term, then it really shouldn't be there.
You have to look at the WWF landscape as a whole at that point in 1999. After over a year of Austin/McMahon feuding, they had burned it out, at least as the top priority feud in the company. They subtley turned Vince face, and the new twist of a Stone Cold/Vince alliance made for some intriguing TV. What's more "Mr. McMahon", as a gutsy face character for the first time, was getting over big time (which is more than could be said for his "Union", but nevermind). It was nice to see WWF avoid the WCW path of clinging onto something that works and running it into the ground.
Then came the "Higher Power" revelation, and months of good work was immediately undone. And for what? To boost the ailing McMahon/Austin feud? To give the Undertaker a rub (like he needs it)? To make Vince an even more evil bastard than before?
Within a couple of weeks, Vince was "gone" altogether from WWE. It didn't make any longterm sense, and killed off all the babyface momentum Vince had gained, with no real payoff.
So, while the segment itself is a great watch years later, it was a big mistake at the time.