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Originally Posted by Heyman
See, that's the thing - Will the fans really care about Chris Benoit/Triple H after the Goldberg/Lesnar match? A few years ago, we saw how the fans reacted to Jericho/Triple H after The Rock/Hogan match. It was the equivalent of cuddling after sex.
Goldberg/Lesnar won't be the greatest match of all-time (far from it), but I'm pretty sure that this would be the match that most marks would be looking forward to the most.
Given that WM will be a 5 hour show this year, I think that the most "hyped/anticipated" match should be THE last match. The last thing the WWE wants, is the fans to be dead (or disinterested) during the *proposed* Triple H/Benoit match (keep in mind that if the HHH/Benoit match is last on the card, the fans will already have seen Lesnar/Goldberg, Mick Foley, The Rock, Steve Austin, etc.)
Benoit going over Triple H would be cool, but would the fans still care at the end of the day? THAT is my concern. |
Thats a legit concern, and the answer is how well they build up Benoit in the weeks leading to Mania. I think if Benoit is to win the Rumble by lasting over an hour he will have some momentum. On top of that, if they build up the fact that Benoit has worked so hard for so long, and winning a World Title in the WWE is his life's dream, then I think the people will get behind him. The other thing to consider is that there will only be 18-19,000 fans in the Garden. By my logic that means you will have a larger percentage of hardcore fans. I mean, I was at Mania in Skydome, and a lot of the crowd came basically to see Hogan-Rock and could care less about the rest of the card. In contrast I expect the crowd at the Garden to be a larger percentage of 'smark marks' and they will appreciate Benoit finally winning a World Title, and especially since he's defeating HHH for it (aghain, assuming that happens). I believe the fact that its in the Garden is a bonus for Benoit, because I think they will treat Benoit like a star. I mean you look at the recent past in the Garden, and a guy like Tazz recieved a huge ovation, even though the only people who knew about him were hardcore ECW fans. Yet on his debut, Tazz got a huge pop, and looked like a star. I think Benoit will have that kind of support ten times over. But again, a lot of it has to do with the build, and how Benoit is booked on RAW in the weeks leading to Mania.