Comments on: Judges on crack, film at 11

By: cactusland2

cactusland2 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:59:47 +0000

I wonder if it’s always been that way regarding “main events” just being the money-drawing matches regardless of placement. I always thought of the main event as the last match until Wrestlemania VIII really played up the “DOUBLE Main Event” idea and then put one of them in the middle of the show. Then again I was only 9 at the time, so I imagine that’s not the first time that ever happened.

By: justbringit

justbringit — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:52:36 +0000

That’s fair enough. Jericho/HBK actually was a pretty big match, in terms of star power, especially because it had never been done. On most Wrestlemania cards it could have been one of the top three matches. But Mania XIX is pretty underrated as far as supercards go. Not in terms of match quality per say, but in terms of high profile matches. I know the Attitude Era was already over, but that show really feels like the curtain call for me. It was the last show to feature all the mega stars of that era in matches(outside of Foley), and Rock/Austin 3 was the epic exclamation point. I like Angle and Lesnar, but Rock/Austin was my own personal main event.

By: Darryl The Hitman

Darryl The Hitman — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:04:22 +0000

I agree that the HHH match at 19 wasn’t a main event but since it was a World Title match, I figured I should throw it out there as part of the conversation. I also realize that HBK/Y2J was a midcard match both in placement and promotion. However, since I’m a Jericho fan and also since I really enjoyed that match, it’s always the one I think of first from 19…so I guess it’s my personal main event.

Maybe that would be a good blog topic–personal main events vs. actual main events.

By: dannytreo2876

dannytreo2876 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:51:05 +0000

So now Main Event means any match that has been referred to as that?

By: Barbarash

Barbarash — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:46:29 +0000

SD has headlined most the PPV’s this year.. This is the first wwe title change to end a PPV since Hardy at Armageddon 08′. Headlining and main eventing seem to be two very different concepts these days, but they tend to be the storyline with the most significance/momentum goes on last at the moment. Orton throughout all his WWE title runs has only headlined a PPV three times. Going on ‘last’ isn’t as important or a big deal as it use to be.

By: justbringit

justbringit — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:59:51 +0000

Scott’s right. The main event is the match that is expected to draw the most money. Placement doesn’t mean much. Many times during Hulkamania, Hogan’s match went on in the middle of the card. You going to try and argue he wasn’t the main event?

Wrestlemania 18 is a perfect example. Rock/Hogan would have overshadowed any match. But HHH/Jericho was so pathetic, in both the build and execution, that the fans that left early didn’t miss anything. That was the night I stopped caring about HHH forever. Jericho took about a year to rebound. If you argue they were the main event, than I guess the women’s title match was more important than Rock/Hogan as well. Because your going just based on card placement. So that would be a big “no”.

As for Wrestlemania 19, that’s a strange show. Hogan/McMahon was put on all the posters. Angle/Lesnar was built as a dream match, and closed the show. Rock/Austin was the most iconic match. The HHH and HBK matches aren’t even in the conversation, and even Hunter would probaly admit to that. I’ll say Angle/Lesnar was the main event, even though it really didn’t feel like one(the fans weren’t that into it). Just going based on the fact that Brock looked like he was going to be taking over as THE guy in the company at the time, and those are the moments that usually headline Mania’s. The most important match though was Rock/Austin, for both guys. It’s the first one I think of from this show. If Brock hadn’t missed the SSP, I don’t think anybody would remember the main event at all.

By: Darryl The Hitman

Darryl The Hitman — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:40:58 +0000

As a Jerichoholic, I want to say Jericho/HHH but I’m not sure anyone could argue that it isn’t Rock/Hogan.

Also, which was the headlining match of 19? Brock/Angle? Rock/Stone Cold? Hogan/Vince? HBK/Y2J? HHH/Booker T?

By: SHough610

SHough610 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:14:40 +0000

This might be semantics, but Cena has main evented the Raw side of the PPV.

By: voiceofreason

voiceofreason — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:34:16 +0000

So by a show of hands what was the real headlining match of Wrestlemania 18? Rock vs Hogan or Jericho vs HHH?

By: Darryl The Hitman

Darryl The Hitman — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:35:18 +0000

I’m gonna stick up for Scott here. Why? What was it Cole was hammering home during the buildups to Breaking Point and HIAC? “All main-event matches at {insert PPV here} will be a submission match/held inside Hell In A Cell!”

Orton/Cena was one of only 3 matches to have submission rules (ok, I Quit but still) at Breaking Point and also one of only 3 to actually be held inside HIAC. So, it was clearly positioned as a main-event feud on both PPVs. It was the main event tonight and it was also positioned as a main-event feud leading up to SummerSlam.